The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-25 00:00:00

XONEY XARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE o'CLocK. No alteration is noticable this morning in the a ppearance of the Discount Market. Money is again in active request, bankers and bill brokers exact full terms for all the business they negotiate, 'znept for very short dated first-class paper, and the inquiries at the Bank of Eng:an.d continue ntierous. The equality of the rate out of doors With the official minimum enables the authorities to secure the larger number of bills brought forward, and this fact is established by the Bank Return Published last evening, showing an increabe of £ 3 08,869 in the other securities. The Bank of England return, completed for the Week to Wednesday last, is of rather an unfits - our able character. The other securities have been in creased, in consequence of the close approximation of the rates in the open market to that of the official minimum, and the bullion, notwithstanding the recent and large inflax, has been diminished by £ 2 8,728. Tne other deposits are also less. The public deposits, however, owing to the active col lection of the revenue, have been increased by £919,981. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation .. £20,754,025 Decrease .. • • .. 19,520 Bullion .• • • • • • • .. 15,432,838 Decrease • • • • .. 28,728 Rest • • •• • • .. 3,726,845 Increase 6,893 Public Deposits 8,291,491 Increase .. 919,981 Other Deposits.. .. .. 12,859,580 Decrease .. .. 625,359 Seven Day and other Bills .. 761,706 Increase .. .• • • 48,146 Government Securities .. 11,141,284 Increase .. 50,000 Other Securities .. 19,722,525 Increase .. .. 308,869 Notes Unemployed .. .. 8,545,450 Decrease . • •• 15,465 A further sum of £14,000, in gold, was taken Into the Bank yesterday. The New York, from New York, has brought £35,119. baring the last few days there has been rather less activity exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Limited dealings have taken Place in tea, at about previous rates, while coffee, Sugar, and rice have, in some instances, been rather cheaper. In the tallow market lull rates have been current for P.Y.C., for both present and forward delivery. The directors of the Joint Stock Discount Com- Palay have resolved to augment the capital in con sequence of the largely increasing business lately experienced. Forty thousand additional shares of £25 each are to be issued at £1 per share premium, end to be distributed pro rata to the proprietors, subject to the payment of £2 per share on or before the 13th proximo, £2 on the 19th November, and £ 2 per share on the 23d December next. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were at 67f. 70c. Flat. In the market for the English Funds this morn ing, a very dull and depressed appearance is per ceptible, and although no overt circumstance has occurred to influence prices, Consols have declined 4 - per cent., vie_, to 931 -+ for money, and 931 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced An nuities continue at 911 92+ ; the 30 Years' Annui ties have realised 14+ ; Exchequer Bills, par to 3e. Prem. ; India 5 per Cents. are 108+ ; the En laced 5 per Cents., 1071 ; do. 5+ per Cents., 116+ 117 ; the Debentures, 1001; and the Bonds, 17s. to 20s. prem. The Foreign Market presents a rather quiet ap pearance, and prices continue to fluctuate. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701 4 ; do., 1862, 71+ ; do., Consolides, 531 54+; Mexican, 46+ 47 ; Greek, 371 38+; do., Coupons, 18 ; Spanish Passive, 369' , ' ,—,; do., Certificates, 14+ 8 ; Portuguese, 49+ 9 ; Italian, 721 73 ; the Confederate Loan is 31 to 29 die. ; and the Columbian Loan, 1 to 1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have again been limited, and prices have slightly given way. Great Eastern, Great Northern A Stock, and Great Western have each declined 58. ; 'while North Western have improved 56. ; and South Eastern, SF. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings show no material alteration in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to the same extent. Oriental Bank have ad "raneed to 591 60; British American Exchange to 15 + 16 ; London Chartered of Australia to 28+ Imperial Privileged Bank of Austria are quoted 1 prem. ; Hudson's Bay Company Shares, 91 8 ; and General Credit and Finance, 5. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock — 3 per Ce n t. R e duced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93i i - IN , T . r ew 3 per Cent. Annuities New ""ew 3er Cent. Auities ' 2 i per Cent. Annuities.... 0 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire ith J an., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14f Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent loBa t Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent lO7l Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100} Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £1.000.. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Oct, 8 93i India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent par 3 pm Ditto £5OO .. par 3 pin Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders .. Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant. — Egyptian 7 pet Cent lO2 li Ditto, Second Issue - Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 3B 7i Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account Italian b per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 47 61 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l7j Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred lOl I Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 44 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Po' tuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 491 i i _Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 931 Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 93 . Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sa , dinian 5 per Cent .... Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent 55 Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred ............... : 4-9 - ilitto Account Ditto Passive ..... ..... ..... Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 "Ditto Account 7ot Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7ll Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cont. Ditto Account .. 261 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account • Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. .. — Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f — Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs - -Ciao Account TWO O'CLOCK onsols, Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day, -- a---- (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Week's sales, 64,480 bales; speculation, 26,340; exportation, 10,370 ; actual exportation, 11,357. l i ta ? t tionE—Middliog Orleans, 271; Mobile, 271; 4 1%" 8 . 27 ; estimated fair Egyptians, 271. Srq t ; i raport, 71estimated20 1 ,400 Claim' 9 to 25. SAWS of the day, 5,000 bale!. tar. . 23. ielen a, rincess ; a ptain h the e must a mong , pea red ' i n , the rriage - e On' Bruce, 3avin; wood, rest of 1 cloth which ises bi sted by le 60th ny was band, 114 a nd ►rating She sat iificent e lapse 'er the _ mine Of ere bar le rifle e well" aineese wn the he has 0 taiLIS. Aucted ?re the iome to B day's enter- quhar" have ierland- f a mily rk, Sas' cial re- seat in aouse" goes to ry, ac zntesses yester )t Straf - Colonel marquis Hotel. mived ;art land e town Pen- d, will nt, and ,med as ,vacant louglast )f Good n good at pre e Great ad, it is end her se duty 3d upon rly day, hem. Right church t. The .r. Ed- i cE .-- riends . J. B. mg the rew, /I fine° of rave, et 'ives us t )rough :quisite ipleted. TO head , span 6 n post out 39 CID OD° a thin at the e aide, he two e solid Le rays surface at the . those trans- e cora- ect at lure at a the taken ) pre.• ictura ae for SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOultS. Share 1 R allways. Paid. Closing Business Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andlAid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no dix IDo A ti 11 has Do. B )1) " a n • been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. , Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. (Edinburgh & Glasgow. ;Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock 8 Si 8/ R 5 87 120 121 ! Ditto Eastiing,lian et a GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Irelane Great Western ...... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aid Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. Sr So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kert ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Az Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London '9.16.4 Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union .• • • South Devon ......... . South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWo k. Stockton a; Darlington _Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. ......... Do B Do C Ulster 7i 8 30 40 161 171 4;9 100 110 112 501 61i 401 50t k6l 171 125 vi 6 127 128 1: , 4 1'36 100 it 2 66}G6 112 i 113 73 74 113 114 42 43 101 i 102 100} 1011 45 46 123 125 127 :271 Itp 96 98 65 66 26 1 7 1014 101! 41' 674 584 88 884 117 12) 1 2 1 , 80 82 11} It 123 125 44 46 101 103 60 62 31 33 94} i 6 70 72 9;) 101 9 10 36i 37i 81 91 c, 7} 8 g, 150 155 ft 6 2f Si p Do ...... Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford dz Kilkenny West Corn wilt) W. Hartlepool Han&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 86 88 169 162 26 28 1271 661 112; I 43 (4 39 41 105 107 1131 43 1011 2 102 1i 127/ 26# 101 k 58 t 8 i 961 4 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Bhart Hallways null. Price. Wildness don. 100 &St Lawrence all 60 (2 itk Boin.,Baroda&Cent Inc 100 1071 108 j 1071 Gu. 5 per cent • 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 7/ 1/ 11 p 201 Buffalo and 'Axe Enrol, all 54 64 10 Do. Preference ..... all 8 9 Buffalo,BrantotOodriel; , •00 100 16 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1871 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:, 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1,187. i 100 at Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lir,. 100 1071 1084 at Cape Town Dock Scrii 100 107 109 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. a 100 1091 1101 stock East Indian. gu. sp. e. 100 108 1 9 1181 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 11 11p 20 Do. do. H do. .. 10 14 111, 111 stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 204 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 73 75 74 100 Do. no. deferred...... all 59 51 60 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bongs.. all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 51 63 100 Do. 3d 1' ef. stock ... all 47 49 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 36 28 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 27 29 28/ 8 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 23 25 stock GLlndiaPonin.gua.sP.c 100 108 i 1091 1084 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 14 14 ; 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 11 11; stock Gt. South.of India (Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 201 Gt. W. ot Canada Sharer all 104 lei 101 204 Do. New 100 Do. 8 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 95 97 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. .. all 89 51 904 10 Indian Branch Limits fi 2 stock Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 10/ iOB 1071 stock Do. 14 p. c. Extension 100 1014 102, stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 28 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock llelb.Corp. ii p. o. Bnth 100 50 lielb. & Ilob,son's Bay. all 57 18 574 100 Do. 7p. G tilortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick Candu Class A and B. all 3 5 N.lll.C'das pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde .......... (100 107 108 IA I Do. Delhi I I q. 100 107 108 Do. do . e c 2 4 ip 20 Do. Punjaub td rc, 1 all p at Do. Do. , , ~ o , 107 108 1071 stock Do. Indus.St Flo.) ~1 00 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Laut.tiov. p.e.J siJ ul) 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug. 100 101 103 I Do. 6p. c.Mar & Sept. 100 101 103 Do. 2p. c. Jan &July. 100 91 13 Do. 5 Inscribed stoel, 100 90 02 90 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1871 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1890 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 Ills Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 -- N.8.G0v.0 p.c. J a..tr.July 100 100 102 ! Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 18,,t 100 1004 1014 Do. sp. 048/ s. to 1 . ..:7f 100 1011 102 Do. d0.,1888 dcupwds 100 102 103 102 j - New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 lit 113 - Novi Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 'Queensland Gcv. p. c lOO la 113 lb. Aus G6p.C.187&& up lOO 1/1 11l - Vio.G' ov. 15 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 - 'Da to aux. An.&Oot.. 100 114 11151 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 b id iulillord Amalgamated.. 33 55 I Devon G. Cone.. ( ' Tavist, 1 555 665 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 81 63 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. to. id par 4 4 East Caradott ...... 28 East Carn Brea... ! 3.4.0 74 7 4 —.E. WlRtiosel(Tavistk. I 8.6.6 35 34 Garn.&St.Aubyn(Gwen. 581 13 is Great South Tolgus.... 17s 41 44 41 G. Wheal Vor (Heleton 40 9 10 !Grenville 4.16. r 54 51 !Rend's-Foot . 8.12 L 9 41 Itlingston Downs 4.'8.0 2 21 • :Lady Bertha Margaret (eny Lelant vk 27 29 IMarke Valley. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) V- 15 New Setun lOl 100 110 110 - North Downs 2l 14 2 N.Wh'i 13asset(111o2, - au 2.17. t, 24 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey; 11 4 6 20 Providence ( - Oily Lelut.; 10.0.7 s 2 44 South Caradon(StCleer, 11 415 425 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.0! 1 2 Wheal Fran. (Mogan] 60 66 - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.,t Lead Kin. 44 4 6 ) rin Cron 1 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 C radon (Llskeard) 5 20 22 West Beton . . ... 171 215 025 Wheal Basset ' (Mogan) 51 75 80 Wheal Buller (Bedruth) 5 25 30 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott - Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 9 11 Wheal Seton . 581 210 2218 0 16 Wheal Treiawney (Lls.) 7 Wheal Union 3.17 2 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2,110 f Great A orthern, 4i per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 1031 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 4i per cent., 1861, 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 961 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 01 Bahia and San Francisco (fnn.) gua. 7 per cent, 20; Dutch Rhenish, 18i N Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 10; Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12k 12 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 22k Turin and Savona, 31 FO2,EIGN MINES. Kapunda (lim.), Muted Mexican (liin`„ 71 f Yudanainutana of S. Australia 2/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (1tm.).:41 Ditto, new, 19! Australasia, t 3 Bank of Egypt, 27i British and American Exchange (lim.), 151 16 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 12 11; Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and Cuing, 39 9 Chartered kier. of India, London, and China, 72; 70 Consolidated Bank, lint., 101 1 English and Irish (lim.), 10 1 English. Scoich, and Australian Chartered, 24 i I Hindustan, t,hina, and Japan (lint.), 281 . 9 Imperial Bank aim.), 22i London and Brazilian ahn.), 50 London and Northern (lim.), 91 London and South African, 2t41 Mercantile and Exchange. lint., 111 I National of Liverpool. limited, 152 Imperial Ottoman. 19.1 London, firm , and S. Staffordshire, lien., 9/ London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and Colonial (Um.), B,j London and County, 191 London Joint Stock, 361 London and Westminster, 70 Oriental Bank Corporation. 60 69; runjaub, and Delhi (lim.), 61 South Africa (lino), 231 r s9 lYranee (Um.), gi S s s c o t j a u n n t d D il d e ja A ' trt do u , s on t f r e a ßw i Union of London, 391 6 HISCELLANEOI7B. , 181:174 L 2B ondon, lira., 5 UnionUnon ofot Australia, b 9 104 Electric TelegraP 1, Hudson's Bay, ti - G C General S te am a a m n Bonds rd. iB7O issued 90, 891 a Ditto,:6 Cavour), Joint •stock Discount , 71 a 1 . c Italian Irrigation ( 1 Oriental Inland Steam, UM. Peninsula and O: dental Steam, National Discount Company, per cen t . Bonds Ditto, new, 49) Royal Mail Steam. 7? The Southampton paper* record the death of Lieutenant Hast, R.N. for many years the cm a mod ort „ of the Royal West IndiaNAil Company's fleet. THE SON. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1863, POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MANHATTAN AT IT AGAIN. "PEGGING AWAY" AT THE ENGLISH MINISTRY. There is but one opinion of the acts of the Eng _. lish Ministry; there can be but one wherever God's sun shines upon people who can read the A B C and write—even in the colonies of England—and that is this : that the English Ministry had one of two courses to pursue, a right one and a wrong one. A right Loble one would have been, if they deemed it for the interest of England to acknowledge the South, to have done it in a noble open manner, and have let the consequences take care of themselves. If they hud done this they would have dismembered the United States for ever, and, at this moment. the Confederacy would have been independent, and a grateful friend to England. This was a right course for an English Ministry to pursue. The Ministry was too small potatoes and too few in a hill to do anything so grand and so noble. They wished to sneak into doing good to the South, and so they allowed English capital, English sailors, English shipbuilders, English boiler-makers, and English everything else makers, to fit out ships in English ports as pirates to go on to the Atlantic Ocean, and there, under the rag adopted by our Southern brothers, to burn and de stroy millions of property belonging to merchants and shipowners, like old-time pirates, without much regard to whether the property was American, English, or Swiss. Is there a reflecting man in England, or a true-born English child between the age of three and twelve, who will say that that was the right cheese ? Or is there one who is proud of the achievements of such a glorious ministry ? Yet, as the man said to Noah, "D— your old boat ; 1 don't believe there is going to be much of a shower." So even now the organs of the English ministry, while territory after territory, each vaster in extent than all Europe, is weekly passing from rebel do minion, hopelessly and irrevocably, these organs declare that the South has just began to fight, and that the Confederacy was never so prosperous—and the stock goes up. " A SLASH" AT NAPOLEON. The English ministry did wrong, and if they remain in power when the South caves in there can be nothing else than a long and bloody war with America. It is as inevitable as that the tides ebb and flow. God in mercy avert it. Of course if the English people want war with America, they will have it by keeping in the present ministers, who have made such a lovely mess of everything. But I suppose the million of pounds sterling that Napoleon is said to spend yearly in London to keep his viceroy Palmerston in power will have its effect, and that he will command his deputy to plunge England into the coming war that we are to have with France, use her as he did in the Crimean war, and as he does when he pleases, as the monkey did the generous cat, to pick the chestnuts out of the fire for his Majesty's own eating, while the unsus pecting cat burned her own paws. England, great and glorious as she has been, must to eternity com mand the respect of mankind, and of those who speak the English language all over the world, no matter what their nationality, when she leads in the affairs of the world and of the great nations on its outside surface. But now low she sinks when no great measure can be started by her ministers until a telegram has been sent to and received from Paris. I trust and I pray that whatever England may do in the coming contest, she will do it as mag ❑ificently as of old, and not as second fiddle to the French Emperor. It is a reflection upon the mil lions of hogsheads of English blood in human sys tems on this continent and elsewhere, to suppose that England—old powerful England—is afraid to go to war without the backing of the legions of Paris No. 2. EDWIN JAMES ItEDIVIVUS Edwin James is in deeper trouble for his slander of the English widow. It will be a rich trial when it comes on. Mr. James enjoys himself in the new country. He is not an early riser, but sits up late at nights to equalise it. It is asserted that be will soon lead to the Hymeneal altar a beautiful girl, daughter of an ex-governor of this state, with in her own right a million. When the marriage is over the parties will probably go abroad. YANKEE SQUEAMISHNESS ABOUT Bullock's BLOOD. We have an amusing war at the present time between the butchers of New York and the city inspector, Boole. He is opposed to the system of slaughter-houses, with blood running in the gutters of our best streets. It is a great nuisance, and is a source or seva,... ;o to be bo r on that Boole will be the conqueror. CLEVER APPLICATION OF A PROVERB. The retreat of General Bragg from Gen. Rose cranz has surprised many. It only proves the truth of the old English saying, " Brag is a good dog, but Ifoldfast is a better one." WAR! WAR ! ! WAR!! ! WITH FRANCE. A war between France and the United States is inevitable; but may Heaven avert a war between England and this country. It must come with the present ministry. The ministers are so leagued in with France that war cannot be avoided, if Napoleon wishes ; and it is folly to suppose that this country, when the rebellion ceases, will be powerless. The anxiety to wipe out the past disgraceful civil war will make our new war ferocious. If the rebellion is crushed, the Government will have to go into a foreign war. France is fair game. She only has given us cause of war. We need Mexico now, and we will have it. It was a great blunder of Polk's administration that he did not keep Mexico when we had it, and Scott with his army was in Mexico city. It was prevented by the Southern statesmen, who opposed annexing it for the same reason that they always opposed annexing Canada, viz., it would have enlarged and strengthened the free states and free territory. [Not a word about the human blood now, (for two years) flooding—not the gutters of New York but the vast countryside of what was once the Union : not one word about this fearful pouring out of human blood, says Manhattan !] • • MANSION-110 USE. Samuel Leman was placed before the Lord Mayor, charged with obstructing the footway in Princes-street, Bank. Police-constable 438 said the prisoner was standing with his basket of walnuts on the pavement in Princes-street, and, as he refused to go away when directed, he took him to the station-house. Defendant—Yes, and spilt all my walnuts. I wasn't obstructing the pavement. I'd just put my basket down on the kerb to rest when this gentleman comes up and takes me into custody. The Lord Mayor—What have you to say to the charge ? Defendant—What am I to do, sell walnuts or steal ? I try to get an honest living, and should do so it' it was not for the police. They drive us about Ike dogs. The Lord Mayor—But you have no right 0 cause an obstruction at that particular place. Another constable informed his lordship that the boys in Princes street did something more than sell their walnuts. Many of them were regular thieves, and gave the office to their companions, who were engaged in picking pockets, that the officers wero watching them. Defendant —Have I ever done so ? I know I've been a bad boy, but you know it's never too late to mend, and I'm trying to get on honestly; but—(laughter)—one can't do that if the police is to drive us about. The Lord Mayor—l shall only inflict a small fine of 35., but if you come here again I'll not let you off so easy. GUILD HALL. A young man named Wilson was brought before Mr. Alderman Begley, charged with uttering counterfeit coin. Mrs. Stevens, the widow of a licensed victualler, carry ing on business in Bartholomew-close, said the prisoner came into her house yesterday, and, having asked for half a pint of beer, put down the bad half-crown. Detective Smith, of the City police, said he happened accidentally to be taking a glass of stout when the prisoner tendered the money. He questioned him as to how he be came possessed of the money, and not receiving any satis factory answer took him into custody. As he was proceeding with him to the station-house he passed throgh Little Bri tain, where another publican, who was standing at his door, said he had taken some counterfeit half-crowns the day be fore, which, on comparing, were found to be from the same mould as that from which the one tendered at Mrs. Stevens's had been made. The prisoner said he had received the coin amongst the money he bad had for wages where be was employed. Smith said the prisoner gave the address in the New North-road, but he neither knew the name of the person who kept the house or the number. Remanded for further inquiry. 111ARLBOROUGII-STREET. BURGLARY.—AIfred Morris, 8, Upper Rupert-street, Jahn M'Mahon, 5, South-row, and William Byrne, 6, Carnaby-street, all tailors, and M'Mahon and Byrne having been previously convicted, were charged before Mr. Knox with burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Mr. Swallow, licensed victualler, 22, Berwick street, Soho, on the 21st of September, and stealing several articles and money to the amount of £lO. There was a second charge against M'Mahon of being concerned with another not in custody in stealing at 56, Wardour-street, several articles of the value of £lO, the property of Mr. Samuel, licensed victualler. Oaly sufficient evidence was given to justify a remand, but it appears that entrance to Mr. Swallow's house, the Blue Posts, Berwick-street, was gained by means of a low wall, and the property carried off. Remanded. WESTMINSTER. DISTRESSING POSITION OF A HUSBANDANDFATHER —A man, of gentlemanly appearance and address, who appeared overwhelmed with grief, addressing the magis trato, said that he had to solicit his advice under circum stances of a most painful description. He regretted to say that his wife was utterly given over to drink, and that his two young children were not only grossly neglected, but were endangered by her common and repeated intoxication. This unhappy state of things had been going on for three years, and threatened inevitable beggary, as she took out everything that could be disposed of to indulge her un•• happy propensity, and applicant was most anxious to have the magistrate's advice as to the course he had better pursue. Mr. Arnold—lt is really very distressing, but I have no power to help you. Applicant—l really cannot live with her any longer ;if I do, we must all soon become chargeable to the parish. Cannot you make an order for her admission into the work house ? I would there maintain her. Mr. Arnold—l cannot. I have no jurisdiction in the matter. Applicant—Will you kindly favour me with your advice ? Mr. Arnold—As a magistrate I cannot, but, as a man of the world, I should recommend you to separate from her, and to allow her a separate maintenance. Applicant—She is not in a state of mind to make any at rangement. Mr. Arnold—lt is a sad case, but I fear not an un common one. Applicant--Pardon me if I inquire upon another head. The consequence of her continual drunkenness is that her conduct is perfectly childish; she does not know what she is about. Mr. Arnold—lf you can obtain the certificate of a medical man that she is insane, she may be placed in an asylum, and there taken care of. Applicant—A medical man has seen her. bat will not give the necessary certificate. He says that she is bordering on insanity. Mr. Arnold—Then he declines to give a certificate? Applicant—He does. May I yet ask you another ques tion ? Mr. Arnold —Assuredly . Applicant—Has the father power to take away the chi dren from the mother ? Mr. Arnold—What are the ages of the children ? Applicant—Thirteen months and three years. Mr. Arnold—The mother is entitled to the custody of the children up to the age of seven years, unless it can be shown that she is morally unfit to have charge of them, but that is not a matter within my jurisdiction. THAMES. CRUELTY BY A CHARITY SCHOOLIHASTER.—A tall and powerful man named George Wilson, master of the well known Charity School of St. Botolph Without, Aldgate, on Tower-hill, adjoining the Royal Mint, and distinguished as the "First Protestant Charity School," appeared before Mr. Partridge, on a summons, to answer a charge of as saulting John Edward Jones, one of his pupils. The summons was taken out at the instance of the mother of the boy. She is a poor and industrious widow of good character, and when she applied for the summons, appeared in great distress of mind. Her son, a delicate boy, only 9 years of age, had been most cruelly flogged, as was indicated by the state of his person. His back and posteriors were covered with bruises and discoloured, from the inflic tion of the dominie. It appeared from the evidence that the boy had been severely flogged with a cane and a strap on several occasions, and he had seen other boys punished very badly by the schoolmaster. The complainant, notwithstanding his tender years, had been chastised forty times. His hands were mercilessly cut with a cane in June last, and the mother then complained to Wilson of his brutal treatment. The boy's hand was ant with a cane a fortnight ago. The last cruel infliction was on Monday afternoon last, after school hours. The defendant pulled down the blinds of a room, in which he punished the boy, put a handkerchief over his eyes, made him pull down his trousers, and then flogged him over his naked body with a leather strap. The boy counted as many a s thirty blows. The defendant said he did not in flict more than twenty nor less than fifteen, and produced the leather strap with which he inflicted the punishment. It was by no means a heavy or formidable weapon, o,pabi e o b f u i t n , j i u r n t n h g e a h c a h n i o o f f t a o n g d i o a r n y t e l a i r k s e w t i h t h e de et' soft end skin like the complainant. Mrs. Jones, the mother of the boy, said he had come home frequently with his hands cut and his person braised, and she complained that it was not proper or humane to punish a child so brutally. The defendant made a lengthened exculpation, and denied having punished the boy with unnecessary severity. The inflictions were necessary for the discipline of the school, He punished the boy on Monday for telling a falsehood. He put in a letter, of which the following is a copy : " The Rev. Mr. Robertson, incumbent of St. Botolph, Aldgate, begs to state that John Edward Jones is a boy of bad disposition, that he has been reproved by the trustees of the school for insubordinate conduct, and that he has only been permitted to remain in the school on promise of amendment. Mr. Robertson begs to state further that he has reason to fear that the boy hd been encouraged in his bad conduct by his mother, who appears to have given him injudicious advice, and that the trustees of the school have the greatest confidence in the master, Mr. Wilson, and believe that he would not inflict unnecessary or excessive punishment. 16, Devonshire-square, Sept. 24, 1863," Mr. Partridge said the statement in writing of the Rev. Mr. Robertson was no evidence whatever, and he could pay no attention to it. The defendant said the summons had been served upon him so recently that he had not had an opportunity of calling witnesses, and wished for an adjournment. Mr. Partridge would certainly give the defendant an op portunity of calling any witness he thought proper. The charge was a serious one. The defendant must recollect that he was charged with flogging the boy in private during "play hour," as it was called, and that the punishment was inflicted a ith a leather strap on the naked person of the child, after he had been.blindfolded. The defendant would also recollect what waa the state of the child's body just exposed to view; and that the mother said when the boy came horse on Monday there were red and blue stripes on his body, and that his hands were cut on a former occasion. he case was then a .journed, to give the defendant an opportunity 01 calling witneEees to character. SCINDE RAILWAY COMPANY. HALF-YE ARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The 15th half-yearly meeting of this company was held to-day at the London Tavern; W. P. Andrew, Esq., chairman of the board of directors, presided. - " The report stated that there had been a gradual increase and development of the traffic in every description of goods for the past half-year, fully bearing out former anticipa tions. The average gross receipts of the half-year ending June 30 last amounted to £2,016 per week, being an average weekly increase 0f£640, 0r£16,683 for the half-year preceding. The revenue account for the half year ending Dec. 31, 1862, has been submitted to Government, from which it will appear that, alter deducting working expenses and maintenance, the receipts yielded a net return of £7,141 ss. 10d. The receipts per mile were about £360 Os. 3d., and the expenditure £292, leaving a sum of £6B Os. 3d. per mile to be carried to the credit of the net revenue account, in part liquidation of the interest advanced by Government. Major Malcolm, in his report to Government in March last, stated that "making allowance for the steady increase of traffic which may be reasonably expected to continue, there are fair grounds for hoping that within two years of the present time the Scinde Railway may return 5 per cent. plus an annually increasing contribution towards the re payment of the guaranteed interest allowed up to that date by the State to the shareholders." Prior to 1862, a bale of cotton in transit was rarely seen upon the Indus. But a considerable supply of this article is being received from the Punjaub. The value of the cotton exported for the past year was Rs. 1,43,93,483. or about £1,319,402 12s. 2d. Indian Branch Railway Company. HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The second ordinary meeting of the directors and share holders in this undertaking was held to-day at the London Tavern. The report, which was adopted, stated that the opening of the Nulhatde line had been delayed, from the roadway which the Government undertook to deliver to the company not having been originally provided with guff cient openings tocarry off the flood waters of the district; the Government undertook to supply the additional waterway required, but the non-completion of one of the principal bridges had up to Aug. 1 prevented the closing in of the line, The chief engineer, however, expected to get a train through at a very early day, and then a telegram would be sent to the board. This announcement is daily expected. Arrangements had been made with the Government for extending the Nulhatee line 81 miles to Bogwan gola, a port on the Ganges, and the road which the Government had to make and deliver to the company was reported in May last as in a forward state. All (or nearly all) the materials of the permanent way, locomotives, &c., for the extension had been shipped for Calcutta : there was, therefore, every prospect that the whole of this branch line might be opened for permanent traffic by the middle of next year. The negotiations with the Government of India for the concession of the whole system of railway lines in Oudh and Rohilkund were pro gressing satisfactorily. The Withdrawal of the Confederate Commissioner. The Index, the London organ of the Confederates, publishes the following as the text of the letter in which Mr. Mason announces the termination of the Confederate mission to England : " 24, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square, Sept. 21. " The Right Hon. Earl Russell, her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. g. My Lord—ln a despatch from the Secretary of State of the Confederate States of America, dated 4th day of August last, and now just received, I am instructed to consider the commission which brought me to England as at end, and I am directed to withdraw at once from this country. " The reasons for terminating this mission are set forth in an extract from the despatch, which I have the honour to communicate herewith. " The President believes that ' the Government of her Majesty has determined to decline the over tures made through you for establishing, by treaty, friendly relations between the two Governments, and entertains no intention of receiving you as the accredited Minister of this Government near the British Court. Under these circumstances, your con tinued residence in London is neither conducive to the interests nor consistent with the dignity of this Government; and the President therefore requests that you consider your mission at an end, and that you withdraw with your secretary from London.' " Having made known to your lordship on my arrival hero the character and purposes of the mis sion entrusted to me by my Government, I have deemed it due to courtesy thus to make known to the Government of her Majesty ite termination, and that I shall, as directed, at once withdraw from England.--I have the honour to be yours, &c., (Signed) «J. M. MASON." The same journal makes the following comments on the foregoing document : " We are permitted by Mr. Mason to publish his letter to Earl Russell, announcing his recall as special commis sioner from the Confederate States of America to England, and the termination of his mission. It will be seen by the extract given in the letter of recall that it is placed by the Confederate President on the ground of the persistent re fusal of England to enter into the relations of amity usual between foreign Powers—a condition of things which, in the opinion of the President, would make the continuance of the mission neither conducive to the interests nor con sistent with the dignity of the Government of which he is at the head.' Mr. Slidell, we understand, will remain in France as special commissioner to that Government, nor is it at all contemplated to terminate that mission; and yet France, equally with England, has so far refrained from entering into international relations with the Con federate States. All England will admit that the Govern ' went of those Stales is in the hands of able, experienced. and judicious statesmen; and we are sufficiently conversant with Southern circles and Southern men to know that, with other marked differences between the sections North and South in America, there exists this—that in the South the general feeling to England has been one of good-will and respect. There must be, then, some over-ruling cause for the difference thus made between France and England in the termination of the mission to the one, and not to the other. To those at all conversant with what is passing in the Southern States this is no mystery. Mr. Slidell has been received, and has been uniformly treated by the Government of France, with every mark of con sideration and respect for the Government he repre sents. There may be grave reasons regarding policy or public law why France, like England, may not deem it in cumbent as yet to recognise those States as an independent political power ; but their representative has been freely admitted to every form of intercourse with the Government of France, to personal interviews with the Emperor when ever he asked for them, with immediate access to all or any of the Ministry at first request. This would seem, indeed, but an ordinary courtesy to a gentleman in his position—the refusal of it would be more than a discourtesy, it would be an actual indignity to those whose representative ho is. Ist England Mr. Mason has been held by the Government in the very opposite positron. His c orrespondence with the Foreign office, laid before Congress at Richmond, we know from the Southern press, produced a feeling of deep and universal indignation. It showed that, with the exception of a single and formal interview with Earl Russell oR his first arrival, appointed at his residence, and not at the Foreign Office, he had been admitted to no inter course whatever with any member of the Government; whilst a second interview with Earl Russell, asked for some months after the first, was by that Minister curtly refused. It showed further that, to all outward or other manifestation, the presence of a Confederate commissioner in London was no further recognised than by brief replies to such commu nications as he was from time to time instructed to make to the Minister of this Government. Whilst we sincerely regret, therefore, the necessity which has imposed on President Davis the duty of terminating the Confederate commission to England, we are bound to admit that his forbearance has been tested to the utmost. Earl Russell has now succeeded in establishing absolute non-intercourse with the Confederate States--those States whore our commerce has found sources of incalculable wealth and profitable e mployment for countless millions of our capital, with like profitable employment for hundreds of thousands of the people of England. We say absolute non intercourse, because we kno ,v through the press that of the three British consuls who remained in the Southern States exercising their functions by permission of the Government there, Mr. Bunch at Charleston, and Mr. M'Gee at Mobile, were recalled by this Government ; and Mr. Moore at Richmond was dismissed by the Confederate Government for contumacy. It remains to be seen hereafter what ad vantages France may derive from a course of policy more consistent with her own self-respect and with national de- col um." METROPOLITAN RAILWAY. tie Government inspector yesterday approved of the works of the junction lines with the Great Northern Railway at King's-cross, and through trains will run between Farringdon-street station and that line on and after the let October next. " Striking a light" fitly years since was done by a flint and steel, and a Inciter match was considered a physical irnpossi bilAy. Many are still sceptical of the fact, patent to thou sands, of Herring's magnetic brush and comb restoring the colour to grey hair, and curing the severest c tses of neuralgia and nervous headache. Recent improvements prevent the possibility of their failure. N.B.—Counterfeits are being rnade. Offices, 02, Bminghall-street, London. MARKETS —This Day. MARK-LANE. A moderate supply of English wheat was on sale here to day. Factors were somewhat firmer in their demand, but, owing to the considerable arrival of wheat and flour from foreign ports, buyers operated cautiously at Monday's de cline in the currency. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat, in which sales progressed slowly at late rates. In floating cargoes of grain a limited business was trans acted, yet no change took place in the value either of wheat or spring corn. There was a somewhat increased supply of barley on offer, and the trade ruled heavy at barely stationary prices. The malt trade was in a sluggish state at about previous rates. The supply of oats was tolerably large. All descriptions met a slow sale at Monday's reduction in prices. Beans and peas were in slow request at late prices. Flour moved off slowly at previous quotations. The supply of barrels was somewhat extensive. ARRIVALS THIS 'WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt- Oats. Flout. English 1,2130 730 ; 1,460 4O I 580 Irish. - Foreign 20,110 7,450 I 18,390 590 Elks. 19,670 brim, NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is moderate, and the trade rules firm at quite previous rates. Per Slb. by the carcase. stied Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. /Small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 8 4 6 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 sclsd Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4 Prime Flo• 4 6 4 8 Vea1......... 3 6 4 4 Small pork .... 4 8 5 0 Lamb ............ rices rule BOROUGH nor. New English hops are in good request, and fine samples command enhanced rates. In yearling and old hops on l y a moderate business is doing ; nevertheless, p firm. N©w Mid and East Rents 10s to £S "n -s per ow' Weald of Keats S us pex . 4 lOs to 6 5s ". COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has continued dull, but prices remain without change. SUGAR.—A. moderate amount of business has been done in West India, which have fully sustained former prices. In tha refined market, however, rather less firmness has prevailed. COFFEE —There has been a fair amount of business transacted in colonial descriptions, at about late rates. RICE.— Business has continued inactive, but quotations ,renerally are steady. TALLOW.—Less animation has prevailed. Prices, how ever, are well maintained. on the spot, is quoted 44s 6d, last three months, 44s bd, and spring delivery, 15s to 45s 6l per cwt. sroft,TING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALL'S—LAST EVENING. CESARE WITCII. 15 to 1 agat Anfield (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Hurricane (offered) 18 to 1 agst Lioness (taken) 25 to 1 agat Jack o'llearts (taken) 25 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken) 40 to 1 agst Catch'-em-alive (taken) 50 to 1 agst Melandra (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 100 to 7 agst Birdhill (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Catch'em Alive (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Borealis (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Cairncastle (taken) 50 to 1 agst Baldwin (take G 6 to 1) MONMOUTH RACES—THuRspAr. The County Members' Plate (Handicap) of 30 scvs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each, &c. One mile. 12 subs. ._ ... _ Marquis of Hastings's Odine, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (Judd) 1 Mr. Barnett's Zingari, 6 yrs. Bst 81b (Langston) 2 Mr. J. Adams's Wortham, 5 )rs, Bst 81b .. (J. Holman) 3 Betting-2 to lon Odine. Won by six lengths ; two lengths between second and third. The Beaufort Cup (Handicap), of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with a piece of plate added by the Duke of Beaufort. One mile and a quarter. 20 subs, 7 declared. Mr. Morris's Balham, 5 yrs, Bst 21b (Judd) 1 Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st 51b .... (Cannon) 2 Mr. F. Rowlands Doncaster, 6 yra, Bst .. (A. Edwards) 3 Ripon and Trumps also ran. Betting- 2 to lon Balham, 3to 1 agst Golden Dust. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. The Kymin Stakes of 5 soya each, 2ft to the fund, for 2- Yr-/ olds with 50 added. 6 furlongs. 14 sub s . Lord Uxbridge's Vabalathus, Bst 51b (A. Edwards) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Esperance, Bst 71b (Judd) 2 Mr. Redliff's Cranbury, Bst 101 b Betting-6 to 4on Cranbury, 7to 4 agst Vabalathus, sto 2 agst Esperance. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. The Monnow Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; weight for age ; selling and other allowances. 6 furlongs. Mr. Morgan's Cosette, 2 yrs, sst 121 b (Cook) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Lady Constance filly, 2 yrs, sst 12kb (G. Sopp) 2 Mr. Knight's Nathalie, 2 yrs, 6st 121 b (Deacon) 3 Merry Widow also ran. Betting-6 to son Nathalie, 2to 1 agst Lady Constance filly, 5 to 2 agst Cosette. Won by two lengths ; half a length between second and third. The winner wall bought in for 110 guineas. The Chippenham Stakes of 10 soya each, sft, and 2 if declared, with 50 added ; winners extra. 6 furlongs. 20 subs. Mr. F. Jacob's Lnfra, 3 yrs, Sat 91b (Maidment) 1 Mr. J. Powney's Lady Williams, 2 yrs. 7st 21b (Deacon) 2 Mr. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, Bst 91b .... (Cowley) 3 Mr. F. Rowlands's Doncaster, 6 yrs, 9st 111 b (A. Edwards) 0 Betting—Even on Lufra, 5 to 2 agst Lady Williams. Won by a head ; a neck between second and third. The Troy Plate (Handicap) of 25 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 5 Boys each, 2 ft to the fund ; certain penalties and allowances. 1 mile and a half. 10 subs. Mr. Adam's Wortham, 5 yrs, lOst (Mr. Williams) 1 sir. Brayley's Tonio, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b Mr. E. Herbert's Whitehall, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (J. Holman) 3 Betting-2 to lon Worthen]. Won by three lengthf ; two lengths between second and third. WALSALL RACES-THURSDAY. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 3 soya each, with 20 added; -- _ winners extra. Two miles. Mr. Hunt's Jacob, 6 yrs, 12st (including 71b extra) I Captain Moss's Portland, 6 yrs, lOst 2 Mr. E. Jacobs' Nereus, aged, lOst 21 b .. 3 The Nursery Handicap of 3 soya each, with 30 added. Three-quartera of a mile. Mr. Deverenx's Highland Mary, 6st 81b t 1 Mr. Doyle's Jewel, 7st 21b Lord Anglesey's Rattler, 7st 21b The Bradford Handicap of 5 sovs, with 50 added. One mile. Mr. Lincoln's Tourist, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b Mr. Wallace's Golden Drop, 3 yrs, 7st .. 2 Mr. Hart's Middlewatch, 3 yrs, 6st 61b 3 The Innkeepers' Plate of 30 soya; selling and other allow ances. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. Cliff's Wyrley, 2 yrs, sst 71b 1 Mr. Orme's Jessie s9lt, 2 yrs, sst 71b The Staffordshire Yeomanry Cavalry Plate, added to a sweepstakes of 2 sovs each; 12st each; thorough-breds 101 b extra; mares and geldings allowed 41b; winners of 50 sovs 71b; 100 soya 141 b extra. Two miles. Lawyer Dewdrop 2 The Scurry Handicap of 25 80'03 for all ages. Half a mile. Mr. Saunders's London, 2 yrs Mr, East's Pony, 3 yrs 2 Four others ran• Won by three lengths. NEW HOMAGE TO THE GENIUS OF CORNEILLE.— An open space, to be called Place Corneille, is abon to be made in Paris by taxing down several houses in the narrow street called Argenteuil, near the Louvre. About twenty years since there was discovered, in the Rue Argen• teuil, the house in which Corneille died. An inscription was pitsueu 114 41417 tablet, stating that Pierre Corneille died there the Ist of October, 1684. THE CHEER AFTER " THE ALiiA."—From the recol lection of an officer engaged at it.—On the farthest heights, about a mile and a half from the Alma, the Bri tish troops ceased their pursuit ; and then arose such a cheer cheer from 20,000 victorious men I—even some of the poor wounded fellows joined in it. I shall never forget that cheer as long as I live—it was, indeed, thrilling. I almost pitied the fallen enemy—it must have been so gal ling to them ; as I heard a man of the Guards say to a corn. rade, " I say, Bill, pleasant for them poor devils (pointing to some wounded Russians) hearing our chaps cheer so." The men were tired, and many almost exhausted for want of water. Lord Raglan rode up and down the line of troops, the men cheering him vociferously. There was such a shaking of hands. One felt very choky about the throat, and very much inclined to cry, as one wrung the hand of a friend, and " God bless you, old fellow I --so glad to see you all right I" and like expressions, were heard on every side between brother officers. It was a touching sight to see the meeting between Lord Raglan and Sir Colin Camp bell—the late Lord Clyde. The latter was on foot, as his horse had been killed in the earlier part of the action. He went up to his lordship, and, with tears in his eyes, shook hands, saying it was not the first battle field they had won together, and that now he had a favour to ask, namely, that as his Highlanders had done so well, he might be allowed to claim the privilege of wearing a Scottish bonnet. To this Lord Raglan, of course, gave a smiling assent ; and, after a few more words of friendship on both sides, they parted to their several duties. ELEGANT ENGLISH: being a specimen extras ' from Davis's diary, descriptive of M'Kinlay's Ans. tralian Expedition :—June 21, 1862, between Stuart's Creek • and the River Burdekin, in North-east Australia. Here we go! three more horses left behind. Go it, ye cripples I So that we don't have to walk it won' t signify; but f we go on as we are doing now, burning the candles at both ends—i.e., eating the camels and horses, and leav ing them behind—and with nothing else to depend on for grub, we shall soon be in serious difficulty. It won't do to be wrecked in sight of home; so, lads, cheer up, and keep your peckers ditto ; that's the way to pull through a diffi. culty ; and when we are on th e last horse, it will Ea b g e ., ti a m nd e enough then to think of goi n g to David Jones, ,he will have a nice lot if he gets us. One of the camels seems very CD, he had to be thrashed to get hi m on. THE FRENCH ARMY' now 412,000 str ong, i s t h us distributed :—ln Mex ico, two divisions of inf an t ry an d a brigade of cavalry, a b o ut 34,000 ; in Cochin China, 1,600 (the above being on the w ar fo in Rome, about 20,000. Th e arm y eting) ; of Paris consists of three di v i s ions of infantry and ono of cavalry ; of Lyons, two divisions of in fantry and one of cavalry; and f our reg i ments o f cava lry at Luneville. These armies are estimated at 40,000 men. The Imperial Guard, together with the Turcos and the Spahis, 30,000 men. The temainder of the French army is distributed in six great corps, five in France and one in Algeria. THE MANILLA CHEROOT MANTJFACTU RE—De • scribed by Madame Anna d'A. in her new work, 46 A Lady's Visit to Manilla and Japan." —The building is very extensive, covering 6 acres, in a quarter of the town called Binondo, and was erected about the year 1782. They employ in this establishment 10,000 women, and 300 men, the wages of each being 30 cents. per day. As they have no machinery, all is done by manual labour ; and to us, so used to the former in Europe, the latter process seemed slow. The building contains four galleries, each being divided into two or three compartments. You walk down the middle of these galleries, where at long low tables on each aide, the women work, seated upon mats placed on th e ground. The noise is very deafening, for each female is provided with a stone, about the aide of a large lem on , w ith which she beats the le aves continually, reminding one of cooks beating beef-steaks. When the "coat" is thus pre pared, they put a quantity of small chopped up tobacco in the centre, a little gum on one edge, and;then toll it very adroitly till it assumes the desired form, after which the small end is neatly tapered off, TREASURE TROVE.—One hundred and two gold coins of the 15th century have just been found in pu lli n g down an old house at Saint-Pol-de-Leon (Fini stre). These pieces were struck, some at Nantes and some at Rennes, and all bzar the effigy of Francis, Duke of Brittany, in armour, on horseback, with the inscription, Fre:nelsons Dei gratis Britanum dux; on the reverse is a cross on an eru field, with the words, Deus, in adiute rium nteum intends. Each coin is of the size of a two franc piece. All are in a good state of preservation. DIPLOMATIC EMISSARIES. —According to the Czas, Mr. Lawrence Oliphant, the well-known author and British diplomatist, and the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, private secretary to 3ord Palmerston, have arrived at Cracow. THE POLISH INSIIRRECTION. WARSAW, Sept. 20. Since the execution of the decrees relative to the closing of houses and the collection of the taxes, the police authorities have paused in their system of reprisals. Domici liary visits and arrests, however, continue without intermission. Meanwhile the Russian Government appear to be intent upon gradually dismissing all high Polish officials from the ser vice of the State, and filling up the va canc i es with Russians mostly military men. The following imperial ukase granting unlimited leave of absence to the Marquis Wielopolski was published in the Dziennik, of yesterday : " We Alexander IL, Emperor and Autocrat of all the Russias, King of Poland, &c. Whereas at his own re qnest we have granted to Count Wielepoleki, Marquis Myskowski, Chief of the Civil Administration in the Kingdom of Poland, unlimited leave of absence abroad, we do by the presents release him from the above functions, as weal as from the office of Vice-President of the State Council of the Kingdom of Poland.' 6 4 Given at Tizarkoja-Selo, the 12th Sept., 1863. (Signed) "ALEXANDER. For the Emperor and King , Platonow." BRESLAU, September 23 . —The Gazelle says : All the inmates of the Palace of Count Andre Zamoyski have been arrested. Among them are Count Lubrenski, Prince Lobomirski, and. Professor Paplonski. The two hotels Za_ moyski have been confiscated and converted into barracks, A search has been made i n the neighbouring church of St. Croix ; even the coffins were opened and the bodies thrown out. During the night a convoy of prisoners left th e citadel for Siberia. Bank of England Return,. —Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 238. day of Sept., 1863 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. rotes issued .......£29.29?,475 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities 3,634,909 Gold Coin & Bullion 14,640,475 Silver Bullion £29,299,475 £2%299,474 oprietora' Capi- tai n £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis inissioners of Na tional Debt, and. Dividend Ac counts) 8,29',491 Other Deposits 12,659,580 Seven Day and other Bills 761,706 £40,192.622 M. : Sept. 24,1863. .EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11.141,2R4 Other Securities 19.7:22,526 Notes Gold and Silver 783,361 Coln £40,192,622 RSHALL, Chief Cashier. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Sept. 25.—Wind this day at noon—South; moderate te.3eze, and fine weather. SWANSEA, Sept. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cubana, from Caldera. CLYDE, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Oder, from Maseio ; Wm. Connel, steamer, from Bordeaux; Susan, from Salina. HOLYHEAD, Sept. 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Ravens. worth, for Curacao. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 24,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Trident, from Onega. NEWPORT, Sept. 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Carrabell, from Gloucester for Singapore; Screamer, from Bristol for Gall OFF MARGATE, Sept. 24 . — Arrived—Polla, from Prince Edward's Island. COWES, Sept. 24.—Arrived—New York, screw steamer, from New York. KINGROAD, Sept. 23.—Arrived—William and Edward, from Oporto; Tamaro, from Quebec. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 24.—Jonadab, from Leghorn ; Physe and Petrel, from Denai ; Calder, from Tinidad; Premier, from Demerara. Arrived, Sept. 25—Waterloo, from Rotterdam ; City of Norwich, from Tonning; Lady Hilda, from Barbadoes Gustaf \Vat a, from Govenburg. Sailed, Sept. 25—Barcelona, steamer, for Barcelona. THE VIRTUES OF BORAX..—The washerwomen of Holland and Belgium, so proverbially clean, and who get up their linen so beautifully white, use refined borax as a washing-powder instead of soda, in the proportion of a large handful of borax-powder, to about 10 gallons of boil ing water ; they save in soap nearly half. All the large washing establishments adopt the same mode. For laces, cambrics, &c., an extra quantity of the powder is used, and for crinolines (required to be made very stiff) a strong solu tion is necessary. Borax, being a neutral salt, does not in, the slightest degree injure the texture of the linen; its effect avte...... water. and thArpfnra it should be kept on every toilette table. To the taste it is rather sweet ; it is used for cleaning the hair, is an excellent dentifrice, and in hot countries is used, in combination with tartaric acid and bicarbonate of soda, as a cooling beverage. Good tea cannot be made with hard water ; all water may be made soft by adding a teaspoonful . of borax-powder to an ordinary-sized kettle of water, in which it should boil. The saving in the quantity of tea used will be at least one-fifth. As a waggon, heavily laden with sacks of corn, was three days ago crossing the suspension-bridge of Saint Mathurin (Maine-et-Loire), a part of the flooring ga ve way, and the waggon and three horses attached to it fell through into the river. Two of the animals were drowned, and the third was saved with great difficulty. The guardian at the end of the bridge had used every effort to prevent the carman from passing over, as the load appeared to be too heavy, but the man would not listen to the objections made, and proteeded. He escaped unhurt, but seemed almost inclined to throw himself into the river in despair, when he found the great injury caused by his obstinacy. A SIGHT TO SET BEFORE THE QUEEN.—The Duke of Cotadilla, hearing that the Queen of Spain . was about to pass, wished to pay h er p ro p er respect, and desired. all the escort to put on clean linen and their best garments. There was not a, single house, not one rock, not a tree, not a turn in the road which could be used as a drawing-room. The ladies had due notice given of what was about to be done, and drew down the blinds. The little Hugos, being boys, remained in the cabriolet and witnessed. the scene. The soldiers made haste to place their guns in piles and to take off their knapsacks, watch-coats, trousers, and shirts. Bat they were by no means in suc h a h urr y t o put their c l o thes on again. It was a comfort for them to be freed from this load of covering under the overpowering heat, and they prolonged as long as they well could this state of ease and coolness. They prolonged it, indeed, so long that Queen Julia, who was not supposed to be so near at hand, arrived unexpectedly, and was obliged to pass through the midst of the couple of thousand men in the act of changing their shirts. The Duke of Cotadilla was deeply annoyed that the honour h e wished to show the Queen should have been ex pressed so strangely. people tried to comfort him by tell ing him that the Queen would only remember his good in tentions, but it was long ere he recov-Ted from the ellects of his unlucky piece of gallantry,— Life of Victor Irugo. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT NOTTINGHAM.—TWO PERSONS DROWNED.—A distressing accident °e mu red yesterday, in the River Trent, near Nottingham, whereby two persons lost their lives. It appears that two young gentlemen, named Hurst, had been at the wedding o f a friend named Manlove. The party, after the wedding, went to Clifton Grove to spend the remainder of the day. Mr. John and Mr. Edward Hurst left the party and en- gaged a small boat at the Union Inn, near the Trent, and took with them a boy named Bromley to act as coxswain, when striving to row through an arch of the Trent •bridge, owing to a flush of water the boat was nearly upset and the boy thrown out, but it being shallow water where he was, the Hurets told him to keep stationary and they would soon rescue him. Bromley, however, unfortunately took hold of the side of the boat, and it immediately capsized, both the young men, as well as the boy, being pitched into a very rapid stream. Mr, John llurst, who is a good swimmer, tried hard to save his brother ; but all his efforts were of no avail, and both Mr. Edward Hurst and the boy Bromley went to the bottom, and when got out both were dead. FIRE AT THE ADELPHI THEATRE, LIVERPOOL. On Wednesday evening, about a quarter to 9 o'cicck, great alarm was created amongst the audience at the Adelphi Theatre, in Christian-street, by a cry that the place was on fire. It appears that several boys who were indulging themselves with a pipo in the gallery, let a spark drop amongst some shavings and rubbish beneath the seats. These materials at once burst into a flame, and the fire communicated itself to the benches. A great deal of emoke made the thing appear more serious than it really was. The alarm having been given at the Rosehill tire station, a reel was speedily on the spot, and a few buckets of water quickly extinguished the fire. A MISER AT GREENIVICH.—An old pensioner, named Emanuel Mori, lately died in Greenwich Hospital, who was found to have amassed, by miserly habits, altogether, in mone3 and sem, ities, £1,1301 H e had been for more than 30 years one of the Board-room messengers; and, no doubt, th e fees he received from ap plicants and contractors, ow i n g to his supposed infinence in forwarding their interests, added greatly to his store, tcr his wages, including victualling money, was little more than 2s. per day. Having no known relatives, his effects go to the Crown; but it is supposed, under the new regu lations, the Crown will forego its rights, and the money will form a valuable addition to the unclaimed effects of the deceased pensioners, the proceeds of which are to km a fund for the bem:fit of widowe and orphans. • 1 ~,._