The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-27 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INT ELLTGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 5,000 - American taken for export and on speculation. The market closed without change in tone or prices. The sales comprised 4,000 American, 170 Pernam and Maranham at 52d. to 6id., 100 Egyptian at 6d to 6id., 150 Sea Island at is. to 2s. 10d., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 40. per lb. Railway shares were dull and heavy. Accounts from Nishegorod, in Russia, state that the fair of that place was well frequented this sea son both by buyers and sellers, Russian and foreign. The tea brought from China by the Russian cara vans sold well. In one week the quantity of goods sold represented the sum of 8,000,000 francs, and in the same short space of time merchandise to the amount of 17 millions of francs was forwarded to the interior of the empire. Government had paid great attention to the improvement of the roads, and the navigation of the Volga had been greatly extended. Thus far, therefore, the war has not had a particularly injurious effect, and it is even probable that the obstacles to business at the outports may have benefittod this great internal mart. By telegraph we learn the arrival of the steamer Baltic from New York, with advices of the 16th inst. The amount of specie on board was 1,255,508 dollars. The Money market at New York was easier, and there was a more cheerful feeling in business circles. Exchange on London 109 to 109 g. The commercial reciprocity treaty with Canada had been ratified by the President. In breadstuffs less was doing and prices drooped. By the electric medium there is intelligence of August 19th from Calcutta, August sth from Can ton, and corresponding dates from other places ; besides Sydney advices of July 21st, Melbourne of July 25th, and Adelaide of the 29th. In India and Australia trade is reported dull, but the season of the year would account for this. Gold at Port . Philip was 4/. per ounce. The exchange at Shang hai was 6s. Id., and at Canton 4s. 11d, per dollar. Information of a painful character has just been received at Loyd's, viz., the loss of the splendid steamer City of Philadelphia from Liverpool. She stranded at Chance Cove, Cape Race, on the 7th inst. Her crow and passengers were landed at St. John's, Newfoundland. She had on board a large and valuable cargo shipped from Liverpool. There are 70,0001. insured on the steamer, and the cargo is likewise heavily insured at Lloyd's. Being of iron, it is apprehended that there will be no great salvage made. Comparative statement of passengers arrived at the port of Quebec to the Bth of September, 1853 and 1854 From whence. 1853. 1854. Increase. England 9,090 15,756 6,666 Ireland Scotland Norway 4,390 5,387 997 Germany Sweden Lower Ports 375 570 195 32,071 45,491 13,420 Bills of exchange upon the principal continental cities were negotiated yesterday afternoon at fuller rates generally. Paris, 90 days, 25 271 to 321 ; Antwerp, 25 324 to 35 ; Amsterdam, 11 18 to 18f ; Hamburgli, 13 61 to Gi ; Frankfort, 118 k to El ; and Trieste, 11 42 to 48. The demand for gold has fallen off. There has been a slight increase of firmness in the English Stock Market, arising principally from the improvement in the foreign exchanges, but the business doing is still very restricted. Consols have been 95 to 95i for transfer, and 95i for ac count. Exchequer Bills continue at Gs. to 9s. prem. The Bonds have been 99a- for those to ex pire in 1858, and 992 for those of 1859. The decline in Turkish Scrip continues, and the contractors will find some difficulty in getting off the larga amounts they reserved for themselves, unless they feed the market very discreetly, the members of the " House" and the speculative pub. lie not coming forward to give it support. The first price was 2, and subsequently there hare been bargains at 21 premium. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been quoted 401. Peruvian 4 per Cents. have been at 701 to 702. • The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 62 ; Mexican, 242 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Oilier Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18 to 18i ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37A to 38 ; ditto .Certificates, 5 to 51- ' • ditto Passive, 4 to 4 . The Antwerp and Rotterdam Railway Company announces that the amount of interest payable on the respective certificates is as follows : £ s. d. "On a certificate of 5 shares 1 3 10 do. 10 do. do. 20 do. do. 50 do. "The directors take this opportunity to state, that about one -h a lf th e li ne was o p ene d for traffic on the 3d July, And nearly the whole (so as to secure both the pas senger and merchandise through traffic between Ant werp and Rotterdam) is expected to be opened in No vember next. The weekly receipts (which have much exceeded the calculation of the directors) may be seen by any shareholders at the offices of the company." The following circular has been issued, under date the 13th instant, by the East Lancashire Rail way Company : " Referring to the supplemental Report, submi tted to the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company, held on the 16 th Aug ust, I am instructed by the directors to inform y ou that they have. again met the Lancashire an d Yorkshire board on the subject of the proposed amalgamation ; and they find that the views of that board differ so materially from those of the East Lancashire directors, as to the object and effect of the sth clause of the agreement, that the negotiations for an amalgamation of the two companies are now at an end. "Under these circumstances, the East Lancashire directors have instructed me to state that the adjourned extraordinary general meeting of the company, intende d to have b een held on the 25th instant, will not take place." In the English Railway Market there has been no general improvement, and prices vary accord ing to the particular circumstances of eac line, though flatness is more generally prevalent h . The foreign undertakings have been steady. Mines are dull. Great Nugget Vein are lower, as the Sydney accounts overland report that there will be no dividend. The banks are quiet. The Crystal Palace are firmer. • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLO SING PRI' (.Pr•om the 00cial List. ) Ba•iness done. i 3 per Cont. Consols Annuities 95 5 Lung Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4 946 Consols for Account 17th Oct. Exchequer 8i115,24d.. £l000 £5OO 6 9 6 p Small 6 9 6 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, Sa per Cent. 99a Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 7O ex d Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. 4O. Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £ St Ditto 41 per Cent. Swinish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lBi Turkish Scrip Ditto for the Account Dividends on the above payable In London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Ditto October Act;,,uut MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with all kinds of English wheat. Although the demand was in a sluggish s t a t e , we h ave no change to notice in the prices of Monday. The Imports of foreign wheat continue on a limited scale. Most descriptions were in fair request, and the quotations were well supported. Floating cargoes were held at very full prices. Grinding barley moved off steadily, at extiemo Malting p arce l s commanded very little attention. The malt t ra d e was steady, at late rates. rates. Oats, b eans , peas, and flour sold s t ead i ly, at full cur rencies. ARRIVAL% TIII3 WRRIT. Wheat. Barley. Malt. 1,430 J 620 2,0 0 2 05 ) English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Oats. nom' 7101 h(3O 760 4 ,043 1 --slcs —brio BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very firm, a.)d the duty is called 50,000/. About 1,200 new pockets have come to hand. WHITECFIAPEL. The general demand ruled steady to-day, as follows : Beef, 3s Od to 45 6d ; mutton, 35 2d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s Od to Is 2d; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per filbs. by, the carom. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. ld.l RAILWAYS. !Closing Prices this day. Business done this day. Shr. In St. 11 123 50 al 13i, a] 31 I 2! 22 l' 25 31 St. Ili 10 1211 50 a: 50 ai 20 a] 20 1 10 1 50 4; 25 al 25 I a] Aberdeen ..... Ambg. Nottng Bost and Eastn. Janet... 11 Belfast & Ballymena ai Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct 11 Do. Chesh. & £5O and £25 Cons. 9 Do., £20... '0 Blyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45 O Bristol and Exeter O Caledonian a. Carmarthen and Car digan ll Chester & Holyhead 11 Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, Black, & Pass 4 Cornwall Crieff Junction :5 Dublin&BelfastJune 11 Dundee Perth&Aber deco Junction 11 Do. New .... . . )0 East Anglian 11 Eastern Counties )0 Eastern Union, A Stock .00 Do., B. Stock 83 Do., New A )0 East Lancashire Edinbiirgh&Glasgoa 9$ Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. )0 Glasgow &S. Western JO Great Northern X) Do., A. Stock DO Do., B. Stock 00 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ; 00 Great Western 00 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gun. Stk 12 all Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 16i 14i Do., Thirds 16$ 4 Do. New Thirds St. 100 Lancash.andYorksll 19$ 186 Do., Fifths 14 114 D Wst. Riding Un 20 all Liv.Crsby.&,Soutlipt 11$ all London & Blackwal St. 100 Loud. Bright &S.Cst. St. 100 Lond. and N. Westu. 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8.„( 123 23 Do. Eighths St. 100 London andS. Westn. 50 423 Do., £5O 40 34 Do., £4O 25 all Lnndrry& Col eraine 25 all Lndndriy. & Ennisk. St. 100 Mancli.Shef.& Lincln 812 s 4$ Do., Man. & Lin. Un, St. 100 Midland St. 100 Do. Birmng. & Derby 50 all Midi& G. West. (Ire.) 25 22! Do. Half Shares 100 1.11 - Newcastle & 6) 54 Newmkt.BuryExten, 2r 19. , Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. 50 8 - Newry & Enniskillen 20 all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 0 Norfolk 3$ Northn.Counties Un )0 North British 11 North Devon, No. 1 dl Do., No. 2 11 Do., $ A Deferred' .11 Do., B Guaranteed 10 N. Eastern—Berwick !O Do. do. Extension 3 Dodo. G.N.E. Purch. .11 Do. Leeds ......... )0 Do. York Lll North London 8! Do. New .£lO It rsr.&S. Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn .7, , North Staffordshire 11 North Western 11 N. &S. Westin, June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester )0 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth )0 Scottish Central . )0 Scottish Midland ill ilirewsby. & Herefd. Xll Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per ceni. dl south Devon )0 south Eastern 611 'iouth Wales 15 Yrksh. & Riv. 5 Do 8 Staines, Wok &Woi, dl tockton & Darliu; . .6'! Stockton & Hartlepl )0 Pia Vale 9 do. £lO shares St. I ii St. 11 St. 11 10 ,_ .6 I al St. 101 25 21 25 1: St. 101 50 al 10 lo pia 20 r 20 al 10 al 10 501 al 50 20 I 25 I a] St. IWO 100. Pref., No. 1_ ;1 Vhames Haven Doe] and Railway Al Vale of Neath i ll Waterfd. & Kilkenn3 ill ‘Vaterford&Lhneriel West Cornwall 3 West Eud of London and Crystal Palace 20 all West London 10 81s. Wirubledn & Croydon 25 I .2 201 a 20 al ict I 1.1, 10 a] 5 20 20 2i FOREIGN. ill Antwerp&Rot terdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Bcziers to Graissessac !f l i. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy ill Demerara . . Dijon and Besancon. 9 Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 0 Do. New 11 East Indian 2 Do. Extension 611 Do. 4} p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible 11 Do. do. do., '59, do LO Gd. Juuct. of France .0 Gd. Tk of Canada.A. is. El Do. do LI Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 31 Do. Cert. of Deben , 1 con. into Stk. till '63 Xll Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. [0 Gt. Central of France al Gt. Indian Peninsula' 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 11 Gt.WesternofCanada Shares _ _ 11 Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55. 11 Do. do., '62, p. '56.. al Do. do., '76, p. '60.. al Do. do., '73, withonl option 11 Hamilton SL Toronto al Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lako Const. & Basle 111 Lucca di Pistoj a 5 p.c. prof LO Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares .11 Do. Obligations 0 Lyons and Geneva 2 Lyons & Meditorran L3i Madras r, Do. Now Maria Antonia dl Do. do. Now 2 'Melbourne Dk. & Ry, in Namur & Liege (svitl interest) 11 Do. (ex interest) 11 Northern of France ) ll D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines gnu% ag p. c. & red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 11 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams.Shs ) 11 NorwegianTruukPref 4 phis and Lyons 11 Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and R,0uen..... .0 ParisCaeu k Cherbrg 31 Rouen and Havre.... 5 Royal Danish ........ 3 Royal Swedish........ Al Sambre and Mouse.. all Do. .54 p. cent. Pref. 0 Southern of France.. .2 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) gib all West Flanders Jl Do b# per c. Prof LO Western of France L 3 West. of Switzerland' dl Wiesbaden : 0 Zealand JOINT-W Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company .1l N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Buk. of India, Australia, & China 15. Jolonial !O oi;onnatircial of Loud .4 ! , :liglish Scottish and Australian 20 all ILond. Chart. Bk. 01 50 I al 100 2, 100 "2+ 20 1. Australia !O London and County .0 London Joint Stock !O Loud. & Westminster 15 National Provincial of England 0 Do. New !2? National of Ireland 31 New South Wales .11 Oriental Baia]: of Corporation . Provihcial of Ireland .11 Do. New Royal Austral n. Big g. tiold Imp Co , !.1 .oath Australia Union of Australia 50 21 50 11 100 100 3 20 I 11 20 I al 25 100 10 al 2 I D°. 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I 16 - 17 BANKS• 83 -- 85 • • •1 .... ?,,1 .....'. •• • 291 30/ 3 21 d 214 - 22 ii ; = 40 42 - 44 •• 44 - 46 67 - 69 , 74 - 8§ ..4 !".' l'. 95i 64f 5 di 17 11i i 67 66 7 56 88i 7i 71 125 k 921 724 711 i 81 I 103 101 i I 831 3 i 70 a 70 69a 40,E 78 i 7} 141 St. lb St. li, 20 St. St. 10 GA, PA:I I all 20 i 11 100 a] 20 1 1 25 1 1 25 a] 25 a] 100 100 a' 20 1( 5 al 20ii al 20i al 100 a] 20 1 20 11 20 I 20 t 20 1: 20 2 331 3 10 a: 2P 20 al 20 al 16 al 20 a] 10 al 20 40 al 20 a] 20 al 20 11 20 al 20 20 a 10 20 11 20 1 20 20 1 6 a ] 20 'l' 40 I al 40 I THE SUN, ,LONDON, WEIDN'EsDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1854. #V V . ti t 4,1 t , ;kJ trti 4141 v., BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner Foriblanque.) IN RE CLARK AND INGLIS. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. These bankrupts were described as of King's-cross, Battle-bridge, drapers, and to-day was appointed for their last examination. NEWMARKET RACES. The balance sheet prepared by Mr. Pettis, Basinghall Chambers, commencing Nov., 1553, and ending• June, 1854, shows debtor to creditors, 2,2271. ss. 11d. ; capi tal, 3041. ; assets, good debts, 401. 19s. 10d. doubtful, 1421. lls. 3d. ; property, 6761. ss. 3d. ; losses on trading, 511. 17s. 10d. ; losses (on sale of fixtures, fittings, &c., cost 450/, 12s. 3d., estimated to realise 2001. ; on stock which cost 88S1 19s. 9d., realised 5201. ; on furniture, 25/ is., &c. ; total, 6561. 4s. 3d. Mr. Read was solicitor fur the assignees, and called the attention of his Honour to the memorandum on the proceedings, from which it would appear that the last examination had been adjourned on the 10th of August last, on the ground that the accounts were not satisfac tory, and although they bad been amendedi tvere still unsatisfactory ; he should, therefore, examine the books as to all the points. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRANBY STAKES. Besika Clove Five ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Donald Refraction c . Three ran. SWEEPSTAKES. Wild Darrell Dead heat for second with Para and Hasel. FIFTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Talfourd Vanderdeckeu The case was not called on till half•half•past twelve, and it was likely to last some hours. Four lan. rx BE HARRIS. £5O PL STE. This bankrupt was described as of Kingston, iron monger, and this was a meeting for the choice of assig nees. From the preliminary statement prepared by Mr. Pettis, it appears that the debts amount to about 2,5001. Assets about 1,0001., principally stock. Sharavogue Adige Four ran. ST. LEGER. Trapper Hesse Cassel MARLBOROUGH-STREET--(THIS DAY.) Three ran. CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—John Dycr, a cabman, was charged before Mr. Bingham with cruelly ill-treating and torturing a horse. LATEST BETTING. CESARE WITCH. 7 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken) 25 to 1 agst Scherz (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ptolemy (taken) DERBY. 14 to 1 agst St. Hubert (taken) S 3 to 1 agst Dirk Hatteraick (taken) Sergeant Burton, 82 D, deposed that, about 5 o'clock this morning, he was on duty in Oxford-street, near the end of Cumberland-street, when he heard the sound of heavy blows proceeding from the direction of the Edge ware-road, and on going to the spot he saw the defend ant standing on the foot-board of his cab belabouring his horse most unmercifully with his whip. Witness asked him what he was about, when he replied that the horse was a little testy and would not go. The defendant then struck the horse with more violence than at first, and seeing that the poor animal was in a state of ex haustion and suffering, he took the prisoner to the sta tion, and the horse and cab to the Greenyard, where, on examining the former, he found blood trickling down its thighs. CHESTERFIELD RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CHESTERFIELD PURSE. Mortimer.... Deformed .. Whalebone.. In defence, prisoner said the horse was rather touchy, and would not go, and in order to make it go he just struck it lightly with his whip. Burton produced the whip, the thong of which was tied in several large knots, which appeared to be clotted with blood. Mr. Bingham commented in strong terms upon the gross cruelty practised by the prisoner in torturing his horse, and as a warning to him for the future, he (Mr. Bingham) should fine him 40s. or a month's imprison ment. Seven ran. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, Sept. 25.—The commission charged to remit to the King the address in reply to the discourse from the throne, voted by the tFirst Chamber, was received to-day by the King. His Majesty replied : The defendant not being provided with the money, was then locked up. " I pray you to convey my thanks to the First Chamber respecting its address, I highly appreciate its constant efforts, in accord with the Government, to en courage the interests and prosperity of the country. I shall continue to rely on its support." EAST IN DIA COMPANY. QUARTERLY AND SPECIAL MEETINGS THIS DAY. This morning the ordinary quarterly and a special meeting of the proprietors in this company was held at the East India House, in Leadenhall-street—Major Oliphant, chairman of the Board of Directors, pre siding. The CHAIRMAN said, he had to acquaint the proprie tors that the papers relating to the company, laid before Parliament last session, were now before the Court. The titles of these papers were read by the SECRETARY. The CHAIRMAN said he had also to lay before the Court, agreeably to the by-laws, a list of superannua tions since the last quarterly Court to officers in Eng land. He had also to say that a copy of Sir George Clerk's paper on Scinde was laid upon the table of the proprietors' reading-room on the 7th of July. Mr. Liewrs complained that although the paper had been laid upon the table, it had since been removed. It was not yet printed. The CHAIRMAN replied that the paper was in course of being printed, and would soon be ready for delivery. Certain papers were laid upon the table relative to Hayleybury and Addiscombe colleges. Tho Cri.tumix said the meeting had been made spe cial for the purpose of submitting for adoption the alter ations in the by-laws of the company, recommended in the report from the committee of by-laws, which was laid before the General Court on the 21st of June. These alterations, which had reference to the payment and election of directors, the penalties to be enforced for violation of the laws by directors, the supply of vacancies, and other matters bearing upon the grAicral management of the company, were agreed to after some discussion, in which Mr. juries, Mr. Lewin, and other proprietors took part. The latter gentleman complained of the course which the directors pursued of periodically recommending, by advertisements, persons to be elected directors, and moved an amendment upon one of the clauses to that effect. It met, howevix, with very little encouragement, and was negatived on a show of hands. Mr. JONES wished that all papers should be laid be fore the proprietors without the necessity of asking for• them. lie thought that not only parliamentary but all other papers relating to the company might be laid before the proprietors. • The CHAIRMAN said that was the case already. Mr. JONES moved for a list of the confiscated estates, with their respective annual values, of the chiefs whose property has been absorbed by Government since the annexation of the Punjaub. The honourable proprietor made a lengthened speech, and concluded by calling upon the directors for full information upon the subject to which his motion referred, and also for an explana tion on what conditions the arms had been taken from the inhabitants. Mr. LEWIN seconded the motion, and considered that the production of the information would be of especial value. He believed that the terms on which the an nexation of many of the estates had been made were marked by the grossest and most infamous injustice that was ever perpetrated. He believed that the cir cumstances connected with the Koh-i-noor diamond were most disgraceful to the parties alike who presented and accepted it. (Disapprobation.) The CHAIRMAN said, the directors were of opinion that there was no necessity fur the production of the papers. for which Mr. Jones had moved. Thu motion was put to the meeting, and negatived. Some notices of motion for the next meeting were given ; and the Court adjourned. LYCEUM THEATRE. HENRY RUSSELL'S ENTERTAINMENT. The return of autumn brings us Henry Russell at the Lyceum, with his racy descriptions of transatlantic life, and his delightful melodies, " familiar to the ear as household words." The present year is no exception to the rule, and Mr. Russell is nightly engaged in sending hundreds of audiences to their homes cracking their sides with laughter at his jokes, or weeping over the pathetic incidents of his sentimental ballads. " Cheer, boys, cheer," and the " Ship on fire," are again in the ascendant; and it would almost seem that the more they are sung by their clever composer the more they are welcomed by enthusiastic bursts of applause. Pass along the Strand any evening after ten o'clock, and you will have proof positive that the popularity of neither of these famous songs nor of Russell's nigger melodies is on the wane. The strains of one er other are certain to be heard above the din of cab wheels or the roar of om nibus traffic, and a lusty " Cheer, boys, cheer," is cer tain to greet you at almost every turn. The subject of Russell's songs appeals to the hearts of the multitude ; they stir up one's better feelings, reminding one now of the comforts of home, and anon of the brilliant prospects which far distant lands are opening up to industry and perseverance ; that being so, who can wonder that , they should be in every child's mouth or on the keys of every street organ ? But their charm is greatly heightened by the melodramatic,. style in which they are sung by Mr. Russell ; in his hands they assume the form of dramas abounding in startling incident and replete with highly-wrought characters, whose peculiarities are vividly brought out by the tact of the performer or the skill of the musician. Henry Russell, in fact, is a play in him self, and nobody who desires to get a correct insight into the life of the negro or the career of the emigrant can do better than pay him a visit at the Lyceum. THE CAMP AT BOULOGNE. BouLoGNE, Sept. 26.—The Empress arrived by special train at five o'clock yesterday, and was received at the station by the Emperor. The Guides, the Garde Tin periale, and the Cent Gardes were in attendance as an escort, and all the customary honours paid on such occa sions were duly observed. A large number of the inha bitants of Boulogne had assembled, and gave her Ma jesty a very loyal welcome. Among them was a kind of deputation of fishmongers' wives in their characteristic dresses, the leader bearing a mag,nifioent bouquet, obvi ously intended as an offering, with something very like a petition slyly inserted in it. Those who are well acquainted with the features of the Empress say that she has apparently benefited much in health by her recent sojourn in the sciath of France. Amid the virats of the spectators she was escorted to the Imperial Hotel, the Emperor riding beside her carriage. Having actually seen the troopu march out of camp this morning at six o'clock, and proceed on the road to Desvres, I am able to state positively that the great manoeuvres so long talked of will positively commence to-morrow. How long they may continue, or what the exact nature of them may be, no one seems able to tell, but it is something to know at last when and where they are to begin. The Emperor, it is under stood, reaches Desvres about ten o'clock to-morrow, and there and at Escoueilles the troops will bivouac to night. They carry with them considerably more bread than on the occasi on o f t h e sham fight at Marquise, and it is said are p re p are d t o remain out forfive days. Beside his kit, tent-cloth, and pole, blank e t. and other accoutrement s , th e French soldier also carries a large loaf of bread, which is made of such a shape as to be easily strapped on the back of his knap sack. The thick crust protects it against being impreg nated with dust on the march, and it is a wise precau tion which gives every man the ready means of recruit. ing his strength with the staff of life when he feels him self exhausted and hungry. Our troops have their pro visions when on the march in haversacks—a plan which may have some advantages, but hardly ad m it s o f t h e same quantity being carri e d. The bread, too, is well protected against rain by the overhanging tent cloth. While referring to this subject it may not be out of place to observe that in the French service the weight of the pack is thrown more upon the shoulders and less upon the back than ours. The British soldier has his knapsack fastened on him by straps passing under his armpits, so that there is always a great strain upon the play of his chest, whereas the Frenchman's load is eased by straps passing down on either side, and attached to the waistbelt. He, however, is, a s I have already more than once observed, very heavily weighted, and, what is even more objectionable, his equipment is cumbersome as well as oppressive. With a discipline which has hitherto required men to act in lines three deep, this must be a serious disadvantage, for the tendency of it is obviously to prevent the rear ranks from taking steady aim, and to expose those in front to casualties from the I fire of those behind. The march of the divisions from their camps this morning was a sight worth seeing. Before sunrise had finally dispelled the grey light of dawn they had formed in extended lines upon the heights facing the sea from Honvault and Wimereux to Ambleteuse. Through the fresh clear air came the roll of the drum and the bugle call, while the eye could faintly distinguish in front and rear officers superintending the preparations for departure, and laggards filling late into their places. Then the sun rose brightly over the horizon, giving promise of splendid weather as he shot his rays against the " night cloud" still brooding over the face of the Channel. Shortly after six o'clock the order to march was given, and regiment after regiment, headed by its band and portentous drum-major, moved grandly away. In little more than half an hour the long lines of huts were de erted, and 30,000 men had taken the field. Let sober minded civilians denounce it as they may, the pageantry of military life possesses an immense attractiveness. An army in motion, with its music, banners, and forests of glistening bayonets, appeals strongly to the dullest boa gination. Though we know how often it is used to op- Press liberty, we must also recognise in it the great symbol of governing power, and the chief guarantee for the maintenance of order and stability in human affairs. As an instance of the care with which the French army is perfected in its training, it may be mentioned that at six o'clock this morning, on the sands between Honvault and Boulogne, there was a large party of the Garde Imperiale busily engaged in target practice. This special corps, revived by the Emperor, and now in pro• cess of organisation, has a very fine appearance. The men are tall, stately fellows, and are well set off by their uniform, which, except, of course, the trousers, closely resembles that worn by the force in the ti me f Napo leon I. The shako is of a much more military shape than that of our Guards, but the white braid ornament rather spoils it. There aro about 800 grenadiers of the Garde Imperial° here at present ; the tents were at first pitched close to the jetty on the Capecure side of the harbour, but this situation was found to be un healthy, and within the last few days they have been removed. The Guides form another portion of the force here, having a special character from being more immediately attached to the person of the Empe ror. They also are a picked corps, and are splendidly mounted—for the most part on English horses. What with the fine appearance of the men, their handsome uniforms, and careful equipment in every respect, they are the cracl cavalry regiment in the French service. The band is said to be the best in France. Of all the corps d'clilc, however, in this army, the Cent G.lrdes are undoubtedly the most showy. In constituting them the Emperor probably hat an eye to something beyond their mere theatrical effect, as a part of his escort; for, being made up of soldiers taken from the ranks, with very high pay, the intention, no doubt, W.JS to provide desirable appointments for men of good conduct, and to whom nature had also given a stately and imposing ex terior. The troops of the line, however, do not at pre- :Tut look upon the new corps in that light, and never was a beautiful woman in a ballroom regarded with :iercer jealousy by her own sex as she flashed along in the pride of her charms than these fine fellows are where ever they appear. It is stated that one of them omitted the' other day to give the usual salute to a fiery little Chasseur, and the consequence was a duel, in which the latter at the second thrust mortally wounded his stalwart opponent. The Cent Gardes have a new carbine, load ing at the breach, which I have not yet seen, but which is said to be a most formidable weapon. Undoubtedly that is the next great improvement to be made in the manufacture of firearms. In the present state of me chanical art there ought to be no insurmountable diffi culty about it, and it would enable a soldier to fire five or six times as quickly as he can do at present. Load ing at the muzzle and the necessity for using a long ram rod are barbarisms which it is high time that our gun makers should get rid of entirely when manufacturing for the troops of their own country. LINES LEASED AT FTXRD RENTALS. 1 Paid., Lensing Compans, London & N. West. L. &N. W. Cadedon... at.Nrthn. Caldonian. DO Gt. Wostn Yk. Now. Borw. 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The first of the series of October Meetings was in augurated right merrily ; the air was clear and fragrant, and an unclouded sun shone with true autumnal bril liancy. The quickening genial influence of the atmosphere disposed all persons to enjoyment, and the interest of the sport was pleasantly sustained to the end. The proceed ings commented at half-past twelve o'clock, and were brought to a termination at half-past four. They were, however, marked by few incidents of prospective importance. The encounter between Dirk Hatteraick and Rambling Katie was, perhaps, the most interesting event of the day. 6to 4 'was betted on Dirk, but his partisans were not remarkably "fond." He certainly appeared winning within a few strides of the chair ; he ran the strongest, but Katie ran the longest, and after a rousing race defeated him by the shortest of short heads. Indeed so "close a touch" was it that neither jockey knew which wen. This performance is by many persons regarded as furnishing a decisive proof as to the comparative insignificance of Dirk Hatteraick's Derby pretensions ; but although I do not fancy that in Dirk Hatteraick Lord Eglinton will find either a Van Tromp or a Flying Dutchman, yet I believe that in him he possesses a horse likely to winter well and train on to a high degree of improvement. The Eastern Counties Handizap brought out only ten runners. Alembic was made the favourite, and but for the badness of his start some people were inclined to think he would have carried the "straw" in triumph. Old Rowley, however, was "turned loose," and won without an effort. It will be seen by a reference to The Sun of Monday night, that in the "lot" which I indicated to be favourably handicapped, were the first, second, and third horses. Alembic made ample "compensation " for not winning the Handicap by carrying off the Triennial Stakes. This achievement, however, scarcely satisfied his party, and ho was again brought out to (to battle for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes. Although his two former per formances were calculated to " take the steel out of him," yet he proved a troublesome opponent to the Trapper, and was with difficulty stalled off. Alembic has evidently regained somewhat of his two-year-old form, and his chance for the Cambridgeshire must not be slightingly regarded. In accordance with my anticipation, Clotilde won the Hopeful Stakes. 'The betting on the events decided to day was very limited, and speculation on the Cesare witch and Cambridgeshire was at a stand still. Now for a dip into the future. All persons seem agreed that Bonnie Morn and Rifleman will meet on Thursday for the Triennial Stakes for two-yrs-old, but their opinions as to the relative chances of these horses are widely different. That Bonnie Morn has not yet been pitted against animals of a very high order of merit is unquestionable, yet his victories have always been so easily achieved as to warrant the belief in the superior stamp of his pretensions. Rifleman, however, has twice successfully encountered large fields composed of "youngsters" of much mark and likelihood, albeit he defeated them with apparent difficulty. In support of this assertion I may merely refer to his performance at York. Still he will prove a dangerous antagonist to Bonnie Morn, but I shall scarcely be pre pared to see him vanquish the " gallant grey." The Jockey Club is, it is whispered, about to astonish the sporting world by passing some new resolutions for the better conduct and maintenance of horse-racing. Several abuses connected with the turf will, it is under stood, be inquired into, and, if possible, mitigated or reformed altogether. So disgusted are certain members of the club with the specimen of handicapping recently published, and for which they are in a measure responsible, that I believe a resolution will be moved for the appointment of a " public handicapper," a resolu tion which will, I trust, be carried and immediately put into operation. Like the puddle of foul water, the mote people stir the ' Acrobat affair the more offensive it becomes. A certain gallant admiral is, it is reported, threatened with an action for libel by John Scott, for writing a letter to Lord Derby about the proceedings at Doncaster, and expressing his opinion in it with more of the freedom and bluntness of a sailor than the reservation and cau tion of a lawyer. A FaESU MAN. Newmarket, Tuesday Night. THE LAST AUSTRIAN CIRCULAR. The Berlin correspondent of the Independance Beige, under date of 23d September, gives the following details respecting the last Austrian cir cular of the 14th of September. He says : " The despatch commences with a retrospective coup d'ceil upon the state of the negotiations, especially in the Diet, about the 17th of August last, and adverts to the declaration of M. de G-ortschakoff on the evacua tion of the Principalities. "As annexed documdnts, it mentions the reply of Austria to the refusal-note of Russia on the 26th of August (I believe that Austria maintains in that reply the demand of the four guarantees), and one to Count Esterbazy at St. Petersburg, on the language which the Count must hold under actual circumstances. " After having declared that Austria, before explain ing her policy, wished to wait till Prussia had made known her views, the Circular professes the profound regret that Austria has experienced at the refusal of Russia to grant the demanded guarantees. "As regards Austria, she cannot abandon those guarantees, but she does not disavow thereby the bear ing of the last declaration of Russia, insomuch as they have warded off the immediate danger of a conflict be tween the two empires ; nor can the political significa tion of the evacuation of the Principalities be contested. " However, Russia has not offered anything de finitive ; she has not given any guarantees for the future. Austria has not bound herself to action against Russia in view of a final decision ; she is still free in her reso lutions. " Russia had at one time made promises (for in. stance, not to cross the Danube), which the change of circumstances doubtless did not allow her to keep She might thus again be brought to wish to seize a pledge. "The question might be discussed to know whether the treaty of April 20 is not still perfectly applicable to the present situation. But the despatch declares that it will not enter into that point, nor examine for the mo ment what ought to be done if Austria should undertake coercive measures. " Prussia has promised• Austria to assist her with all her power in case Austria should be attacked upon her own territory by Russia without her having attacked the latter. Prussia has expressed the conviction thit, in thatcase, the confederation also would hasten to give active succour to Austria. " Supporting itself on these considerations Austria proposed to the Cabinet of Berlin to provoke the Diet to make the declaration. " That even should the actual state of things, after the evacuation of the Principalities not imply the neces sity of the immediate mobilisation of the armed forces of the Confederation, that state of things should, however, afford the occasion of stating that any fear of an attack by Russia upon the Austrian territory would call the Governments, united by the treaty of the 20th of Ap ri l , to a common defence. " The despatch, in conclusion, reverts to the four guarantees, the European bearing of which it particu cularly points out, and expects that the Diet will ap prove of the line of conduct adopted by Austria in this respect. It was to avoid a dissension with Prussia, that Austria did not formally demand the insertion of the four points in the treaty of April, although it was d e " sirable that Prussia, the European attitude of which was on the same basis as that of Austria, should place her self on the same footing. " But Prussia warmly recommended the four points at St. Pet ers b urg, and declared to France and England that she would give them her moral support in intees the future. Th e engagement to obtain the four gua r antees by a milit ary action was not taken by Austria eit her. " This is why Austria thinks she may of those same c ount in view of negot i ating a peace on the basis Prussia guarantees. " Austria, who has shielded the German interests, in no respect incompatible with those of Austria, expects that the Diet will full Y app ' rove of her policy. The four points are indispensable, also for Germany. But Aus tria will not oppose a federal resolution which, as re gards the four , guarantees, will make a distinction be • tween German and European in this sense, that two of those points, that concerning a collective protectorate, and the other concerning the free navigation of the Da nube, should be considered as especially responding to German interests. " It results from this document (continues the corres pondent), which I think I have exactly analysed, that Austria, whilst she maintains the four points, renounces the demand of an immediate mobilisation of the federal contingents. This is what was long foreseen. On the other hand, she appears to insist with the Diet upon the adoption of a portion only of the guarantees demanded by the Western Powers, which she has made her own by the exchange of the notes of the Bth August, and which she maintains, as far as she herself is concerned, towards Russia. It remains to be seen what the reply of Prussia will be. It is difficult to admit that the two Cabinets should not come to an understanding on so narrow a basis as indicated by the Austrian Circular of the 14th September." SURREY THEATRE. We observe that this renowned comic dancer has an nounced his annual benefit for Tuesday next, the 3d of October, at the Surrey Theatre, on which occasion he intends to treat his patrons to a rare display of his pe culiar abilities on the light fantastic toe. Flexmora's performances have repeatedly received the approval of the London and Paris critics, and perhaps it is enough to mention that fact to prove that he is entitled to the patronage of the play-going public ; but in addition to his own exertions to gratify his friends and admirers, he will be ably assisted by Madam Anriol, the popular danseuse, while the whole strength of the Surrey com pany will be called forth in melodrama, farce, and con cert. Let those, therefore. who delight in serio-coruie dancing avail themselves of this opportunity to gratify their taste, for it has been well said of Flexmore, that "he walkcttt not, he leapeth ; he sitteth not, he springeth ; he resteth not, he roileth,—a hall, a bowl, a hoop, a shuttlecock, such is Flexmore ; aye, an air-blown eiztrechat." OUTRAGES IN TILE NORTH OF IRELAND.—A reward of 201. has been offered by the constabulary for the disco very of the writer or persons concerned in the sending of a Rockite letter to Mrs. NV. Gage, informing her of a conspiracy to shoot W. C. Gage, Esq., J.P. A reward of 20/. Las also been offered by the constabulary for the discovery of the parties concerned in posting a threat. ening notice of a Rockite character on the gate post of Michael King, Esq., Dungiven. I LivintrooL, Tuesday.—The new Cunard screw steam- EAGER FOR THE FRAY.—In a letter frogi ono of the ship Jura, Captain Wickman, arrived in the Mersey this 79th Highlanders Published in the Kelso Chro n i c l e , th e morning from the Clyde in 131 hours from the clock writer says, " I earnestly .wish w O were somewhere out light in the Clyde to the Bell Buoy. She is intended for of this ; for I believe there is neither luck nor grace in the North American trade, and is advertised to sail this country. Our men have grown so wicked at the from this port on the 11th proximo for Bost on an d N ew d e l a y, th a t you can scarcely hear a pleasant word going. • York. The clipper-ships Spray of the Ocean, C ap t a i n IVa with the Russians, if they can gat them. 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It may be said of Lord Den man that he had not the impassioned forensic eloquenc e of Erskine, nor the tremendous parliamentary energy of Brougham • he could not display the copious and ani mated learning of Macintosh, and he did not possess the . subtle ad vocac y o f Scarlett—though he took no undis tinguished part with Romily in the reform of the law,by the removal of its a b uses an d the mitigation of its severities, he was not his equal at the bar ; and, though battleahnedfosutegandtinthesesinfeior to u r ofneg o r n o e e , mancipation with a zeal Wilberforce and Clark son had a more enthusiastic following in the country, and Buxton and Lushington had more authority in the House of Commons. Up on the bench it is impossible to rank the Judicial attai nments and legal capacity of Lord Denman with the eminent qualities of Parke or Tindal, Lyn& burst or Campbell. But if the highest rank be denied h . iro upon an imp ar ti a l survey of his character and life, it is no mean praise that in this constellation of talent he held an undisputed place as a star of the second magnitude. With these contemporaries, with these associates, with these comp e tit ors in the race of life, he won, and he deserved to win, a fair and honourable prize. For 18 years he filled the honoured seat of the Chief Justice of England, and, if any man excelled him by the vivacity of their genius or the acuteness of their intellect, none certainly surpassed, or perhaps equalled him, in the moral dignity which gave an appropriate and additional lustre to his office. The personal aspect and outward bearing of Lord Denman in the administra tion of justice were strongly impressed with those moral qualities which he displayed in all the duties of life, and, though he occasionally evinced on the bench the passion of a partisan, we cannot but bear testimony to his un flinching rectitude of purpose, his love of truth, his sin cerity and simplicity of character. His extreme bene volence and humanity were the fittest ornaments of the chief legal guardian of the public morals, and these qualities deserve to confer lasting honour upon hie name. Lord Denman was born on the 23d of July, 1779, in the house of his father, Dr. Thomas Denman, who prac. tised medicine with distinction hi the metropolis in the latter half of the last century. His mother was an aunt of the present Sir Benjamin Brodie, and it is a curious instance of the connexion of the Denman family with the medical profession, that one of th e s i s t ers o f D r. Denman married Sir Richard Croft, and the other Dr. Baillie, the two leading physicians of their time. In early childhood Thomas Denman was sent to Pa!grave School, near Diss, in Norfolk, which was then under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Barbauld, and the judge was sometimes wont to relate in after life that he had received from that accomplished lady the rudiments of instruction, and the first lessons of discipline. We have no record of young Denman's later school educa tion, but we find him towards the close of the last cen tury entered at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1800, without., however, appearing in the list of wranglers of that year. In 1806 he was called to the bar at Lincoln's-inn, and engaged in the active pursuit of the law. He had already married at an early age, and a rapidly-increasing family gave a stimulus to his professional exertions. The moment was peculiarly unfavourable to the public career of a young man entering in life with principles wholly opposed to the dominant school of high Tory politics, and connected by education, by taste, and by conscience with the men and the principles which were doomed to a quarter of a century of opposition before they obtained a footing in the Government of this country ; and Mr. Denman had none of the qualifications which could recommend him to the Percevals or the Eldons of that day. lie entered Parliament for the borough of Wareham at the general election of 1818, and at once took his seat with the Whig Opposition. In the following year he was elected for Nottingham, for which place he continued to sit, to the great satisfaction of his constituents, until his pro motion to the bench in 1832. Ms first appearance in Parliament was iu favour of certain reform in the law, but it was not until 1820 that the extraordinary occa sion of the Queen's trial called forth all his energy, and placed him in a more conspicuous position before the country. When Queen Caroline formed the de termination of corning to this country upon the accession of her husband to the throne, Mr. Prougbam at once accepted the office of her Majesty's Atter ney-General, while that of her Solicitor-General was filled by Mr. Denman. It was impossible to declaro war more openly upon the Government, upon the heads of the legal pro fession, and upon the private feelings of the King. We now look back with amazement on tl.e spirit which perra led the country at that time, and on the motives ,which inducel men of the . highest ability and the purest fame voluntarily to lend their advocacy to a client who had in a thousand ways degraded her position and dis graced her sex. But men like Lushington and Denman saw in the Queen a woman whose innumerable offences against decency and virtue might, they thought, be palliated by the unworthy treatment she had met with from her husband, and the furious spirit of op position which prevailed against George IV. and his Ministers animated them to the contest, and em bellished even the worthless and repulsive object they consented to serve. The part taken by Mr. Denman in that memorable trial gave the public a high idea of his courage and uprightedness, and contributed in no slight degree to its successful result. This success, however, was an offence not to be pardoned by the bead of the law as long as Lord Eldon held the Greet Seal, and accordingly the honours of his profession, to which Mr. Denman was amply entitled by his talents and his standing, were studiously withheld from him, as far as they depended on the will of the Chancellor. Mr. Den man was, however, appointed to the office of Common Serjeant by the Corporation of London in 1822, pro bably as a mark of their sympathy for the legal de fenders of the Queen, in whose affairs Alderman Waithman had taken so active a part. It was not until 1828, when Lord Lyndhurst first held the Great Seal, that this injustice was renaired, and the King was in duced in 1828, not, we believe, without difficulty, to grant the patent of precedence to which Mr. Denman had long been entitled. In 1830 the scene changed, and upon the formation of Lord Grey's Government Sir Thomas Denman was immediately raised to the post of Attorney-General, which he held during the momentous debates on the Reform Bill. In 0 1832, however, upon the death of Lord Tenterden, he was appointed to the Chief Jus ticeship of the Court of Queen's Bench, which he held till 1850, having been raised to the peerage in 1834. As a judge, we have already observed, that Lord Denman cannot be ranked with the highest legal authorities who have presided over that court, but no man ever took a loftier view of its duties to society. To quote but one example, the conduct of the Court in the difficult case of " Stockdale v. Hansard," when it was directly assailed by one branch of the Legislature, is a memorable in stance of the exercise of that constitutional power which enables our judges to interpose the authority of the law against the arbitrary pretensions of the moat powerful body in this realm, and to combat privilege in the name of justice. " Most willingly, would I decline," said Lord Denman in delivering judgment on that occasion, " to enter upon an inquiry which may lead to my differing from that great and powerful assembly (the House of Commons). But when one of my fellow-subjects presents himself before me in this court demanding justice for an injury, it is not at my option to grant or to withhold redress. I am bound to afford it him, if the law declares him en titled to it. Parliament is said to be supreme. I most fully acknowledge its supremacy. It follows, then, that neither branch of it is supreme when acting by itself." In those few words, and in the judicial power of enforc ing that truth, lies the supreme guardianship of the liberties of England. Lord Denman lived the life of a reformer of abuses, and an enemy of all that in his judgment clouded the honour or impaired the public utility of our institutions. His hatred of negro slavery in every form rose to a pas sion, for lie stood armed against cruelty and injustice, and in the wretched fate of kidnapped Africans and de graded slaves he beheld the united and accumulated evils and wrongs which have most disgraced humanity and profaned religion. He powerfully contributed to the furtherance of those reforms of the criminal law which Sir Samuel Rornilly had commenced, and which Lord Den man brought to t e st ttohieeration and o fhis freedomownj wudiciitahin judicial experience. erience. To the cause o f boun daries of law he at all times gave his hearty support, and in all the undertakings set on foot in our day for more extended popular educ a ti on, fo o r f e t r h i e m d in iff al us o i ff o e n nd o e f ra u , s a ef n u a l knowledge, for the re f o rma tion f or o ther acts of enlightened charity lie readily bore his part. The warmth lie had smile . t i iinesdisplay as aiiar tisau gradually subsided under -ie higher duties of his judicial station and the soothing influence of age. His closing years, though afflicted by severe illness, were se renely devoted to that contemplation which is the worthiest termination of human ,life—to those acts of kindness which endear the memory of the departed —and to the exercises of religion which anticipate the final change. We rank him not 'pith the greatest, but with the wor thiest of our contemporaries, and the life he led affords, in our Judgment, a better example to those who follow him than that of more eager and impetuous aspirants after'power and fame.—Times. ALDERSHOT.—We understand that the site for bar- racks at Aldershot, which was selected by the committee of officers, has been considered by the medical board ill selected in a sanitary point of view, and that a piece of land which is more eligible in the neighbourhood is to be purchased for the erection of the barracks. We re gret these delays, but would have more regretted the building of barracks on an unhealthy sit e .—Naval a tztt Military Gazette. 33 2a 148 55 41 54] 4 4a i 21 1 3 23$ ISt 71 68A 9 17 6 all 40 42t 2