The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-05 00:00:00

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'8 retur a Wendocel. 91, se ven A dren, ants, r ° vuh lived r rclatiVes ,r--- vidence counsel Foreign. e taken. jects of ;ted out uge. ar to be e short that a card, for d for the y might ie of the mischief 3ossible. e LORD and said Lnd they was mat the rule ) put it ,mpetent tly what SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS. THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH. PARIS, NOVEMBER 5. The F rench Chambers were opened at one o'clock today by the Emperor, who delivered the following Speech : MESSIEURS THE SENATORS AND MESSIEURS TIIE DEPUTIES, The annual re-union of the great bodies of the State is always a happy occasion, which brings together all men devoted to the public good, and permits them to manifest the truth of their patriotism to their country. The freedom of our mutual intercommunications calms disquietude and strengthens my resolutions. The legislative corps has been just now renewed for the third time since the foundation of the Em pire, and for the third time, in spite of certain local contentions, I have had no reason to do otherwise than congratulate myself upon the result of the elections. Yon have each of you taken the same oath of allegiance. I rely implicitly upon your concurrence. Our duty is to conduct promptly and well the .affairs of the country, remaining faithful to the constitution which has given us eleven years of prosperity, and that you have sworn to maintain. The exposition of the interior situation will show you that, in spite of the compulsory stagnation of work in certain branched, the general progress has not been relaxed. Our industry has contended with success against foreign competition, and before indisputable facts; the fears excited by the Treaty of Commerce with England have vanished. Our exportations in the eight first months of the year 1863, compared with those of the corresponding months of the year 1862, have increased to the extent of 233,000,000 f. During the same period the development of maritime navigation has surpassed that of the preceding epoch to the extent of 175,000 tons, of which 136,000 are under the banners of France. The abundant harvest of this year is a benefaction of Divine Providence, which ought to give assurance of cheaper sustenance to the population at large. It evidences also the pros. perity of our agriculture. Public Works, meanwhile, have been followed up with activity. About 1,000 new kilometres of railway have opened up communication between our outports and interior. Our rivers, our canals, our highways continued to be improved. The session now taking place a little later than ordinary, the report of tie 'Ministers of Finance has not yet been published, it will be so, however, almost immediately. You will there see that if our hopes have not been completely realised, the re venues of the country have steadily continued to ad vance and increase, and that without our extraordi nary resources we have met the expenses occasioned by the war in Mexico and in Cochin China. I ought to notify several reforms deemed to be opportune, amongst others the de crees relative to the freedom of bread reeking (de la Boulangerie) one which renders maritime inscription less onerous to the coast population—the project which modifies the law upon coalitions, and that which suppresses exclusive privileges of the theatres. I direct your attention to a law destined to augment the pre rogatives of the general and commuual councils, and to modify somewhat the excessive application of the principle of centralisation. In effect to simplify administrative formalities, to soften the legis • lation applicable to the classes worthy 01 all our solicitude. Such will be a progress with which you will surely rejoice to associate yourselves. You will have also to occupy yourselves with the sugar question now requiring to be finally solved by more stable legislation. The projects submitted to the Council of State, tends to accord to unworthy produce that facility of exportation which the sugars of better quality possess. A law will cause the double decime to disappear and to replace this overcharge by a more just arrange ment. In Algeria, in spite of the anomaly which places the same population, the one under the civil power, the other under the military power, the Arabs have understood how well the Frenoh domination was the equitable protector and repairer, without the Europeans having less confidence in the pro tection of the Government. Our ancient colonies have seen gigantic barriers disappear which formerly impeded their progress, but circumstances have not been favourable to the development of commerce. The recent establishment of the institution of credit will tend, I hope, to ameliorate the general condition. In the midst of these natural cares, nothing that touches or relates to religion, to the mind, to morality, has been neglected. The religious works of benevolence, the arts, the sciences, and public instruction have received numerous encouragements. Since 1848 the multitude of young students have increased by one-fourth. To-day nearly 5,000,000 children (a third of them gratuitously) have been received into the primary schools, but our efforts should not be relaxed seeing that 600,000 yet re main deprived of instruction. The higher studi es have been r ean i mated in the secondary school to the end of a more especial re-organisation. Such measures is an outline of what we have already done, and of what we still wish to do. Certainly, the prosperity of our country will take a still more rapid flight if political preoccupations should trouble them less. But in the life of nations unforeseen and inevitable e vents arise that one ought to look in the face without fear, and to sustain with out Yielding. Of this number are the war in America, the unavoidable occupation of Mexico and eee hin China, th e P o li s h i nsurrec ti on , an d neigh bouring expeditions which have been the object of te ,, en 8 ° ranch criti c i sm h ave no t b een th e execu " „ of a pre-meditated plan—the force of n 04,„ h aving necessitated them, and, so far they it : 1 4 eo.be regretted. inee nte , l , l o, after an unexpected resistance, sur hal,:e°9 the courage of our soldiers and sailors, our e fr lrt e en the population receive us as liberators; be l arge l y not have been vain, and we shall desti n i es - f r eimbursed for our sacrifices when the re that country, which will owe us her generation 'c l • shall have been entrusted to a Prince Rhone tal ents of 80 and qualifications render him worthy N th. ,_" 01 0 a mission. Let us, therefore, have "I our enterprises beyond the seas. Com mane ed to vindicate our honour, they will termi- J edi . laB t° hy the t r i umph of our interests ; and if pre by eed minds cannot divine the fecundity presented the g erms l a i d down for the future, let us not allow them to calumniate the glory acquired, so to speak, at the two extremities of the world—at Pekin and at Mexico. The Polish question requires to be dat greater len g th. W hen the insurrection treate brok e out in Poland, the Russian Government and the Go vernment of France were upon the best possible terms. Sin ce th e conc l us i on of peace, great Euro- Pean q uest i ons have f ound them agreed ; aLd do not hesitat e t o d ec l are t h at duiing the war in Italy, 4 s in the annexation of the provinces of Nice and o f SAvoy, the Emperor has afforded me the sincerest and most cordial assistance. This ( good understanding required circumspection, and I must therefore have believed the Polish question very popular in France, not to hesitate in compro mising one of the first alliances of the Continent, and to raise my voice in favour of a nation rebel lious in the eyes of Russia, but in ours the inheritor of a right written in history and in treaties. Nevertheless, this question touches upon the grayest European interests. It could not be treated solely by France. An insult to our honour or a threat against our frontiers, alone impose upon us the duty of acting without previous concert. It, eventstherefore,in the E became necessary, d in e a c n essary, s a yis as at , tthoe cometime of to th an e understanding with the Powers, who had to pro nounce themselves upon reasons and rights similar o ours. The Polish insurrection, to which its duration imparted a national character, aroused sympathies in all quarters, and the object of diplomacy was to attract to this cause as many adhesions as possible, in order to bring the whole weight of the opinion of Europe to bear upon Russia. This almost unani mous agreement of wishes appeared to us the fittest method of bringing persuasion to operate upon the Cabinet of St. Petersburg. Unfortunately our dis interested counsels have been interpreted as an in timidation, and the steps of England, of Austria, and France, in place of arresting the struggle, have only envenomed it. Excesses are committed upon both sides, equally to be deplored, in the name of humanity. 'What remains, therefore, to be done ? Are we reduced to the only alternative of war or silence ? No ! Without resorting to arms, and without being silenced, one resource is open to us. This is to submit the Polish cause to an European tribunal. Russia has already declared that confe rences in which all other questions which agitate Europe should be debated, would in no degree wound her dignity. Let us take note of this decla ration. May it serve to extinguish once for all the ferment of disorders ready to burst forth upon all sides, and from the uneasiness in which Europe is in all directions tra versed by the elements of dissolution, may a new era of order and peace spring forth. Is not the time come to reconstruct, upon fresh bases, the edifice undermined by time, and destroyed piece meal by revolution ? Is it not urgent to recog nise, by new conventions, that which has been irrevocably accomplished, and to carry out by common agreement what the peace of the world required. The treaties of 1815 have ceased to exist. The force of events has overthrown, or tends to overthrow, them almost everywhere. They have been broken in Greece, in Belgium, in France, in Italy, as upon the Danube. Germany is agitat ing to alter them; England has generously modi fied them, by the cession of the lonian Islands ; and Russia treads them under foot at Warsaw. In the midst of this successive alteration of the fundamental European fact, ardent passions become over excited, powerful interests demand solution in the South as well as in the North. What, then, can be more legi. timate and more sensible than to convoke the Powers of Europe to a Congress in which self-love and resistance would disappear in face of a supreme arbitrage ? What can be more in conformity with the ideas of the age, with the wishes of the greatest number, than to address ourselves to the conscience—to the reason of statesmen in all coun tries, and to say :—Have not the prejudices and rancour which divide us already lasted long enough? Is the jealous rivalry of the Great Powers incessantly to obstruct the progress of civilization ? Shall we be constantly casting de fiance at each other by exaggerated armaments ? Are our most precious resources to be indefinitely exhausted in vain ostentation of our strength ? Shall we eternally preserve a position which is neither peace with its security, nor war with its chances of success ? Let us no longer give factitious importance to the subversive spirit of extreme parties by op posing ourselves with narrow calculations to the legitimate aspirations of peoples. Let us have the courage to substitute a regular and stable situation for an unhealthy and precarious condition, even if it should cost sacrifices. Let us meet without a preconceived system, without exclusive ambition, animated by the sole thought of establishing an order of things based henceforth upon the well understood interests of the sovereign and of the peoples. I cannot but believe that this appeal would be listened to by all. A refusal would lead . to the supposition of secret projects which fear the light of day, but even if the proposal should not be unanimously adopted, it would have the immense advantage of having shown Europe where lies danger and where safety. Two ways are open. The one leads to pro gress through conciliation and peace, the other, sooner or later, conducts to war by the obstinacy of maintaining a past which is rolling away. You know now, gentlemen, the tone which I pro pose to adopt towards Europe. Approved by you, sanctioned by the public assent, it cannot fail to be listened to, for I speak in the name of France. The above telegram was transmitted by the Sub marine Telegraph Company in the short space o: one hour. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, Nov. 5. It is stated on reliable authority that the Grand Duke Constantine will be relieved from his func tions as Governor of Poland, and will travel abroad. Gen. Berg is to be definitively appointed his successor. LEMBERG, Nov. 4. The insurgent corps," numbering it is said 600 infantry and 230 cavalry, which advanced on Sun day into Volhynia, having been pressed by the Russians, laid down their arms yesterday in the district of Zolkieu, in Galicia. 400 men, with arms and munitions, and upwards of 100 horses, surrendered to the Austrians. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 5. The official Gazette, in a leading article upon the Dano-German conflict, says :—" It is now by no means the fault of Denmark if peace should be disturbed." SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 4. The opening of the Spanish Cortes took place to-day. The Queen's speech states that friendly relations continue with foreign nations, and that the project of constitutional reform is definitively resolved upon. The position of Senators will, in future, be hereditary. The speech announces that no diminution will be made in the budget. her Majesty deplores the insurrection whi c h h as broken out at St. Domingo, and hopes for the assistance of the Spanish nation in its repression. FRANCE. BoußsE, Nov. 4.—The arrival of the English funds with lower quotations has had rather a de• pressing effect on this market, and Threes for the Account have receded to 67f. 15c. Mobilier is now quoted et 1,097 f. 50c. Railway shares heavy. The market closed as follows: It per Cents. 95 25 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month C7 30 Credit Mobilier 1115 Do. end month 1116 50 Bank Shares 3360 Credit Foncier l3OO Roman — Italian Loan 73 20 Do. end month 73 20 New ditto 72 90 Do. end month.... Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes 53 50 Rome Debt Deferred vAYB. RAIL' Orleans Northern New ditto . Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto .. • Genera Southern Western gastern • ttt t ttt tre.,• Cash. Account. 978 75 .. 987 50 986 25 .. - 956 25 .. 960 - 910 - 497 50 - - 695 697 50 516 25 .. 613 75 610 - 610 ,--, TEth SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1863. SHAM MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOohS. Share/ Railways. faid. l Closing I Business Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne, B ost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A _ gets s Do. B till6 P c 'P n ' 4 " 1 , 0 div been aid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. !Edinburgh & Glasgow.; ,Glasg. and S. Western ' Great Eastern, Ord, stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian s t IGreatNorthof Scotland !Great Northern I Do A stock Do B do IGt. S. an,t W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So . .th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Do shares !Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland !Mid K Do. 4 ent shares Do Cray Line North British 'Edits., Perth, & Dund ee INth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase I Do Leed5......,. Do York . .... Do Carlisle !North London IDo New ,North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction, Scottish Central . Scot N. E., Aber, stock Do Soot. Mid. stook.. (Shrews, and Welchpool IShropshire Union South Deyon ........ 'South Eastern ........ ;South Wales ......... IS. York. and River Dun 16taines, Wok.,andWok 'Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 18a, Taff Vale Do B Do C .............. Ulster Do ...... Do ................. Vale of Neath . Victoria eta, and Pins 1 Waterford & Kilkenny I West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar.&lt West Midland -Oxford I Do Newport I Do Hereford B 81 54 4 82 88 1184 1194 119 } 7 7i 38 (0 16 17 97 99 108 110 50 61 46 48 7 9 130 132 134 136 100 102 C5l 65 4101 1101' 1 70 ;2 111 112 45 46 1031 104 101 102 481 491 127 129 1294 .30 1 i 11'd 97 c 9 02} Of 24 :6 102 f 103 BRITISH ILailwaya t .11c St Lawrenix go m. , Baroda&Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New . ... Do. E. Shares..... Butialo and Laxe Huron Do. Preference ilutl alo,Brant,&Godricl, o p • at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 73 I, C DID : a l oo ( u t t u t . S n g E j a it uu s g ni t y u n e L 1 1:,. :; Cape Town Dock Seri) East Indian. u. sp. c. Do. do. 11 Ext Do. do. 11 do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred. Do. 2d Pref. Bonus Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Po ef. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt.lndlaPenin.gua.6p.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 Do. January, 1862 IGt. South.of India (Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5} p. a do. '77-8.. Indian. Branch Limited Madras, gear., 5 p. o• Do. 41 p. c. Extension De. 4A d 0.... Do. Fifth Extension. Ylelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melb. di Ifobson's Bay. Do. 7p. o Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick a Canda Class A and B. N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist f bds Soinde Do. • Do. do • • a Do. Punjaub • 1 . 4 . Do. Do. ••• •• tiag Do. Indus. St. Flo.) :OWN IAL 00 VEn t,an.Gov. 6 p.c.J a AJ ul) 1877-84 ........ Do. 6 p. c. Feb. A Aug. Do. 6 p. o. Mar. A Sept. Do.: p. o. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1871 Do.Ap A Oct. 1880 Do. 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c ;Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. IN.l.l.Gov.6p.o.Jadr,July Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oot. I N.S. P. G ov. 5 p 186 t Du. 5 p. c.,18t1 to 167 f, Do. d0.,1888 lupwds New Zealand 6 p c en t . INova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o. sterling, 1875 ........ Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. S. Aus G6p.0.1878.& up.. Vto.Gov. 6 p.o. Ja.A.July 'Do. io 5 v.o. An.. 400... Paid, all f 100 100 100 100 100 100 10,1 lOU all all all all all 100 (100 100 2 al/ 100 ,100 ME 100 100 100 100 100 106 113 114 110 111 491 53 127 i 1311 30 1 30 65; I k 110; 7. 111; I 451 104 ; I ; 101; 2 491 19 127} 8i 1281 8 891 Si 9515 isnot um; done 104 21 1081 1081 8 1 71 81 1021 1 110141 PUNCH. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ANOTHER ALTERATION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have just advanced their rate of discount 1 per cent., viz., from 5 to 6 per cent. This movement has not created very much surprise, but its vast importance has naturally had the effect of creating much disturbance in almost al: de- partments of business. An upward movement of 2 per cent. in the value of money in one week is of course an unusual event, and one that must necessarily exercise a very potent influence upon the current of monetary, mercantile, and Stock Exchange operations. The measure from its highly restrictive character may be regarded with some satisfaction, inasmuch as it will remove much uncer tainty that would other wise prevail. It is always as well in cases like this that the worst should be known, and, unless affairs are in a more anomalous position than present appearances indicate, the policy adopted will probably prove instrumental in checking the outflow of gold, in alleviating the pressure for discounts resulting from the expectation of higher rates, and also restraining the impetuosity of joint-stock company promoters. The intimation that the rate of discount had been put up to 6 per cent. caused an unusual degree of commotion, especially on the Stock Exchange, where affairs for a few minutes were very much ex cited. A quieter feeling, however, has succeeded, and less depression is manifested in the quotations of many of the principal securities. There continues to be great scarcity of silver in this market, and the quotations are consequently very buoyant. The Mexican dollars brought by the West India packet were sold yesternoon for China at an advance of ss. 3d upon the price realised by the previous sale. Although there were no withdrawals of gold from the Bank of Eogiand yesterday, the total quantity sent away during the week has approached £400,000. The last week's (railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : 1863. 1862. Great Western £59,254 £60,527 forth -Western South- Western Brighton Midland south-Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.... Bristol and Exeter .. 6,233 6,191 North Eastern 56, ,3 52,544 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,663 14,922 Great Southern and Western, Ireland B,llO 8,091 Midland and Great Western These returns are in most instances of an un satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,273 ; on the South Western of £1,053; on the Brighton of £2,336; on the South Eastern of £1,555; and on the Great Northern of £2,852. Tne North Western, how ever, shows an increase of £4,026; the Midland of £3,252 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £B6B ; the North Eastern of £3,849; and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £741. Two O'CLOCK. Much confusion has prevailed in the market for the English Funds, the effect of the general dis turbance having been aggravated by the settlement of the account now in active progress. Consols are 92f for money, and 92! a for the December set tlement, beings per cent. worse than they were yesterday afternoon. Since Saturday last the total fall has represented about per sent. In the ether Securities the transactions have been moderate ; the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are about 901 1, being much lower, and Exchequer Bills have fallen to 7s. and ss. dis. Indian Sticks are, in some instances, a little flatter, the 5 per Cents. being 1081 ; the 4 per Cents., 104 ; th e 5 per Cents. Enfaced 1064 ; and the Bonds 15s. 20s. Considerable excitement prevailed in the Foreign Market upon the announcement of the alteration in the Bank rate, but there is a more settled ap pearance at the present moment, and affairs are much quieter. Numerous variations have occurred, but Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are now 704 71; do., Consolides, 48; ; Mexican, 01 ; Greek, 288 e ; do., Coupons, 13 I ; Spanish Passive, 33Z 348 ; do., Certificates, 121 13; Portuguese, 491 ; Italian, 711 72; Egyptian, 994 100-k ; and the Confederate Loan, 63 65. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, and prices have in most instances shown increased depression. Caledonian, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), have declined 55., Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s., and Great Northern , £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have con tinued inactive, but show no material variation in values. Bank Shares have been depressed. Imperial Ottoman realise 17/ ; Alliance of London and pool, 441 4 ; London and Middlesex, 101 ; and Union of London, 391. In the Miscellaneous Market, International Financial shares are dealt in at 9-1 ; London Finan cial at 151; and National Discount Company at 91- BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Clank Stock 236 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 921 2 i New 3 per Cent. Annuities annuities, 30 yrs, expire iith Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 .. lOBl 1 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOO3 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent ............ Ditto 51 per Cent ...... Ditto Bonds £l.OOO l5 20 Ditto under £l,OOO . . Consols for Account, Dec. 3.. 9l j ex div Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 p er Cent 5 7 die .Ditto £500 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l4i Egyptian 7 per Cent.. 99i not 99/ Ditto, Second Issue Greek b per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account . . 131 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account New Granada Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 4 9/ 1 i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 93 Spanishrappr kii Dittotti stt Ditto 6 A 66c p c c pepereer o trr. u cc :o n ce ef t nentn: Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 • Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 B9-1. 1 I Ditto Account 544 Sardinian 5 per Cent .... Ditto Account 9O Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account 54 Ditto Passive _341 31 4 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account A l a Account o p u e u r t Cont. t.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 69 1 Ditto Account 7l 701 1 V D en i e tt z o ue — Ditto Account . Italian, 5 per Cent., Dividends on the above Ditto Account lB6l, ' . _L: 2 o:d i on. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto . ............. Cent. 1854 u :1.88 p :6: n 224 0 t funded SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, Nov. s. —Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy; weather much milder. (YE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Teutonia, steamer, from Hamburg, and sails for New York at 4 this afternoon. She has experienced very heavy weather on the passage from Hamburg. Sailed—Thomas and Mary, for Sunderland; Augustine, for Cowes. G T R h A u P r i a l day Morn in g. (BY 3IA GNETI C GRAVESEND, TELE Arrived, Oct. s—Chan Eze, from Shanghai; Lady Grey, from Alexandria; Mystery, from Bombay. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—The Velocity, from London for Falkland Islands ; Partisan, from Sul intl. for orders; Josephine, from Shields for Naples. 1114. 6.4.0 L 0.16.4 bars stock stock stook stook stook 20 20i 100 100 stook stook stock stock stock st St too k 58 59 88 89 119 121 1 2 p 77 7? 11 1i 124 126 94 16 98 100 61 C 3 321 331 45 05} 97 S'9 Jo} 67 38 8i 94 0 7} 7/ p U 6 161 41 of p 22 31 p 86 90 170 180 ISSEi SluNs, Closing Price. 62 dc 106 107 1 14 p i6 1 6i II 8 1 01 104 106 IG2 104 108 109 10 i 8 109 1 1F 1 lip 2t 22i 74 17 62 61 70 72 53 56 51 53 41 43 30 32 25 27 10811 1091 1} lip 111' 105 107 101 ioa in 95 i 97 87 89 1044 104 iP 4 101 102 98 100 58 60 62 I 1061 8 6 82 84 104 1071 LO6 107 6 ip ... ..f, 106 107 102 104 109 } 106 si 61 T SECUR 103 105 1(2 104 102 104 93 94 92 94 108 110 109 111 109 111 113 115 113 M 107 108 V/ 109 104 1(6 (From the 7emple Bar .31a.9; azinel Comic Literature, if we may judge from the abundance of the supply, is at the present time in great demand. In deed, comic publications have become almost as great a nuisance as the organs. They stare you in the face from every stationer's window ; they are fluttered about you at every street-corner : they are rushed under your nose in every public vehicle ; and even when you take train, and leave London hundreds of miles behind you, their names are bawled at you through the carriage window at every stoppage on the way. They are everywhere; plentiful as blackberries, and cheap as--dirt. This was not wont to be. There were happier times a very few years ago. Until the lively sixties came in, re peated trials provod the fact that there was no room for more than one comic publication. Rivals to Punch sprang up one after another, but only to sink into an early grave after a few, weeks or months of feeble existence. Some of them were not so clever but that they might have lived ; but in their swaddling -days the nourishment of public support was denied to them, and so they pined and died before they got a grasp of life. It WAS said that they were not wanted ; that there were not readers for them ; that one comic paper was enough for the public requirement; and there seemed to be valid evidence in support of this conclusion. Of' every other kind of publication there was a variety of the comic, but one single permanent example. This certainly seemed to argue that the public which sup ported the purely comic was a very limited one. But, presto! we have changed all this in a twinkling. It is only two or three years since comic literature was at a discount, and now it is at a high premium. Punch has now two rivals, Fun and the Comic News ; and there seems to be ample room for all three. As the price of the two latter is "only a penny," they must, if they pay expenses, count their purchasers by tens of thousands. How comes this ? The distinguished theologian Barrow, who discoursed of wit and humour in his sermons, laid it down as a dictum that witty and humorous writing could only flourish in a re fined and highly educated commun i t y. A re we to con clude then that the march of intellect has done it—that three comic papers are the natural results of education-grants, the repeal of the taxes on knowledge, and middle-class exami nations ? From a weekly acquaintance with these publications— which I have been unable to avoid—l am compelled to answer this question in the negative. Indeed I should be inclined to say quite the contrary. I can conscientiously lay my hand on my heart and declare that, for many weeks past, I have not met with anything in Punch, Fun, or the Comic Hews which could in any way be supposed to appeal either to education or refinement. The wit, humour, and pointed sarcasm of former years—that golden age of comic literature when Hood, Jerrold, and Thackeray contributed to it—have degenerated into nonsense—sheer, wilful non sense. This sort of nonsense which consists of wild exag geration, vulgar anti-climax, and outrageous punning, or rather word- twisting, is now the prevailing form of comic literature. It is utterly without idea or purpose ; it has no subtlety of meaning —often no meaning at all; it has no foundation in thought or reflection ; and it appeals only to the sense of humour which takes delight in upsetting an old barrow-woman, or sending a poor dog scudding along w ith a tin-kettle tied to its tail. To a man of thought, intellect, and refinement, it is an insult and an offence. Before r proceed to make good these words by an exami nation of the publications in question, I must charge the degradation into which this species of literature has fallen ma i n ly upon the head of the conductors of Punch. For man y years that publication enjoyed a well-deserved repu tation for humorous and witty writing of the highest class. m a ny of the pieces contributed to its pages by the three writers above named are now enrolled among the English classics . Mr. Hood is known by nothing so widely as by his "Song of the Shirt," which he contributed to Punch. Mr. Jerrold and Mr. Thackeray might well be c ontent to rest their reputation solely on their con tributions to the same periodical. In the whole range of humorous writing there is, perhaps, nothing equal to the latter gentleman's " Jeam es ' e D iary, " " Imitations of Eng lish Authors,'' and "Irish Ballads." The "Battle of Limer i c k" is as familiar in every memory as the "Needy Knife -grinder." But a time came when Punch, bereft of and deserted by these brilliant contributors, became insuf ferably dull and stupid, and elected to remain so. It lived upon its past reputation, and the attraction of Mr. Leech and Mr. Doyle's incomparable sketches. But destitute as Punch now found himself, he resolutely shut his door against the wealth of wit that was ri s i ng around him. He shut his door, the ponderous we i g h t of dullness that was left him fi r mly set his back against it. "No smart young ma n wanted here" was the notice permanently posted over the office in Fleet -street. The joke-loving public might starve first. So the smart young men, who might have recovered and sustained the reputation of the paper, w ere driven to start organs f or th emselves. Readers of this class of literature will remember the Han in the Noon, Diogenes, and the Comic Ti mes. In everything but the pictorial department these publications were superior to Punch. Had the young wits, whose lively fancy sparkled in their columns, been associated with Mr. Leech, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Tenn iel, comic literatu re might have been saved from sinking into the slough of degradation in which it no w wallows. Punch, however, held his citadel of dulness against all comers, and the smart young men—they ought to be thankful now—found a healthier outlet for their t a lent in the cheap m a g azines and newspapers which sp rang up on the repeal of the paper duty. Comic literature had now become so contemptible that it was universally despised. No young man of any talent cared to enrol himself in the ranks of a set of writers who inspired no feeling save that of pity and contempt. The very name of the comic writer had become synonymous with weakness and imbecility. Thus comic writing drivelled on in a narrow channel un til a great revival took place —a revival originated and fostered by the degradation of the public taste. The two great agents that had been at work in this direc tion were the theatres and the music -halls. The theatres popularised burlesques, and the music hells comic songs. These new agents of civilisation had hard work at first ; but they succeeded in the end. Puns and parodies and the " Cure's dance" awoke a dull and sluggish generation to the appreciation of true wit and humour. With the assistance of gin and pipes and saucy female legs, the leaven worked, until even grave and solemn judges on the bench began to talk of the fascinating Nancy who resided in a second floor in the Strand. The author of " Nancy" achieved a popularity exceeding even that of the Laureate; and it is sa id that "Nancy" brought him a h orse and gig, and that he rode while the author of the " Idylls of the King " walked on foot. The public, thus educated, demanded an addition to its comic literature, and the demand was sup plied. Appreciation was so widely awakened, that one addition was not enough—there was room for two ; and poor old Punch, to keep pace with the progress of the age, was obliged to unbolt his door, and take a smart young man of the time into partnership to save the firm from bankruptcy, That must have been a bitter day for the remnant of the old crew—the poor battered veterans with one eye and one arm and one leg—the Von Joels, who, on account of their long services, were always to be retained on the establishment so long as they Gould give farmyard imitations and play tunes upon a walking-stick. Punch's envy and covetousness were excited by a new and highly successful kind of wit, which was first intro duced in the columns of Fun. It was downright nonsense; but lively nonsense is better than dull nonsense. and Punch was glad to take a leaf out of the new book. This was the style of thing which Punch was driven to substitute for the rich humour of Hood, the keen wit of Jerrold, and the brilliant sarcasm of Thackeray " A FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.—Many people wonder why the sun sets. Nothing, h owever, is more easy of explanation; when tired with , its day' s j ourney, w h a t more natural than it should set ? ' "DIARY : —First Sunday in the month ; teetotalers may therefore feel f i rsty it inclined." if F r iday,—Grand race for the championship of light weights between Commissioner Fane and the Archbishop of York. The course will be from Colney Hatch (the private residence of C. F.) by special train to Moresley Hurst, where a few rounds will be fought on the square ; after which the brave fellows will each eat fifteen slack baked apple-dumplings, and live happily ever afterwards." " If your garden is limited in extent, a good way to in crease it is as follows :—Place the four fingers of your right (by this means you can't go wrong) hand into the crack of a door; get some one—a boy just home from school is per haps best—to shut the door violently. You will then at once have four achers ; and what more is wanted ?" " How TO PREPARE A FARM-YARD FOR THE RECEP TION OF CATTLE,—First strew well with broken glass and rusty nails, after which chop plenty of logic (this makes excellent dry food for digestion), and garnish with some milk of human kindness, if you can get it, though gene- . rally it is very scarce ; finally , be cheerful, and sing ha-ha." The wit of this is suppposed to lie in its likeness to the utter ances of a lunatic. Is it not more like the utterance of an idiot ? " ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.—' Mad Wriggle.' We don't know in what oratorios there is *horns begin ning Whack row-de-dow fol - de riddle-i.do; but we are quite sure that the song For he's a Jolly Good Fellow is not in Judas lfaccabeus." " A Lover of Order,' asks, Can I knock down and ? trample on my wife without fear of legal puniahnient Certainly—what else is the Stamp Act for but to afford facility for amusements of this nature ?" " Mixed Pickles' wants to know how to keep his hair bright. Get some plate powder, which place carefully en the required spot, and then—now, attend to this--there's the ruli." Lest any one should conceive it impossible that the above could ever have been deliberately printed and offered to the publio for wit, I beg to refer the reader to Fun, No. 104, p. 259. This sort of thing is now the staple of Punch's fun. The modus operandi ig to be traced in every department of the publication, so that either the young hand writes the whole of the paper, or the old hands have learnt to imitate him. But there seems to be a malignant influence in the atmosphere of that corn er near St. (rides n it church • a fluence tending to th e softenin g of the bra in and thedash ing- ing of tke spirits. Brisk y oun g wit do es not keep in that quarter. It grows rapidly fl at. The peculiar mannerim ported from a region a few doors more to the west has lost oitiscevietpaliiatyraimamthaetienemworssoeills. Let us exami ne some which are to be found s om c f a ut t he t h e e r oc e hf d through a recent monthly part of Punch : " ANTIQUARIAN. — The mo n k s of old were famous for baking. Among the most celebrated of their productions is the roll of Battle Abbey," " LA DANSE' — Auong other fitehionable attuunceraento we read that Count M. G. de Wezle has left Eaton-square for Norfolk. Pop goes do Wezele." One might have hoped that the weasel had gone to sleep lorg ago. The Comic News, the youngest of the three jokers, jokes on a principle entirely its own. The editor, Mr. Henry Byron, may congratulate himself --and perhaps pride him self—upon having created his own public. Before the era of perennial burlesques not one in a thousand would have seen the fun of the jokes in the Comic News . That th e y see it now is entirely owing to Mr. Byron's successful teaching at the Strand and the Adelphi. The wit of the Comic News consists almost exclusively in the twisting and distorting of words from their ordinary and pcoper meaning to mean nothing at all. This is carried to such an extent in all de partments of the paper, that you are not sure whether the imprint, the advertisements, and the announcements of th e publisher as to the monthly parts and the cases :for binding, are intended fur jukes or not. The design is to copy the features of a newspaper, and to give a comic aspect to all the affairs of life—to politics, science, literature, art, eorn mercy, law, and crime, scarcely stopping short of comic births and deaths. One would imagine Mr. Byron to be the happiest man alive, He views all things through the same medium. The politics that involves the lives of millions i arc to him but the occasion for a pun; the science which is destined to inaugurate a new era of civilisation, the theme for a jest; the literature ,designed to elevate and (instruct the age, the subject for a parody; the crime which makes all men else shudder, the matter for a right merry conceit. As you read, you wonder if this unsparing and non-inter mittent joker makes puns in his prayers, if he discovers jokes in the Bible, and sees fan in the Burial Service. The writers in the Comic News are not ecllectics. It never occurs to them that there are certain affairs of life which are serious and do not admit of being joked about. To adopt one of their pet phrases, they " go the whole hog." As an earnest that they will stick at nothing, the heading of the paper exhibits a comic pictorial parody of the royal arms, the motto of the most honourable Order of the Garter "rig fac etiously rendered, "On His Walk he Madly Puns;" and the legend, " Dieu et mon Droit " finds its comic equivalent i n " Due a Monday , " referring, ' as it appears, to the on which th e C •N's is pulished. Royal Institute of British Architects. The session of the above institute — was opened on Monday evening, the 2d instant, b an address from the President, Mr. T. L. DONA.DyS when there was a large attendance of members thata c n N d ' associates. The learned Professor rema rkedwithin it the few months that had elapsed since they as met, events had occurred which were interesting to them as a body and as individuals, and he should pass in brief review some of the more important topics con nected with their profession. It was due to the great man who had recently passed away from them (the late Mr. C. R. Cockerell), the first professional President of the Institute, and to whom the first gold medal was awarded, to notice some of his (the President's) own impressions during an intimacy and personal friendship of 40 years. He then gave a graphic sketch of the professional career of Mr. Cockerel!, from the early days of his travels in Greece, Italy, and Turkey, to the close of a long life of ardent devotion to his profession, and referred to the principal works with which the name of that gentleman was associated. It might truly be said that architecture was his delight. In him the young architect always found an encouraging monitor, ever ready to assist and develop latent talent. A more complete biography of their late friend was in course of preparation, and would be brought before the members at an early period of the session. With the gracious concurrence of the Dean of St. Paul's their esteemed friend was buried with the great and noble of the land; and whatever might be the little jealousies of practical life, as architects they must feel proud that they had a Barry in Westminster Abbey, and a Cockerell in St. Paul's. The president then proceeded to pay a tribute of respect to the late Mr. Joseph Gwilt, though not a member of the institute at the time of his decease, and mentioned that he was consulted by the Government in the re-modelling of the Building Act of 1853-54. He then went on to re mark that one of the most important proceedings of the institute during the recess had been the steps taken by them in opposition to the proposed pur chase of the Exhibition building of 1862 by the nation. As soon as notice was given that it was the intention of the Government to apply to Parlia ment for a grant of money for the purchase of the building, and for a still larger sum for the purpose of converting it into a national museum, the council of the institute convened a special meeting of the members and fellows, at which a committee was appointed to report upon the subject. That com mittee made a thorough examination of the building and drew up a well-digested and important report, and pronounced their opinion that whilst the struc ture might have satisfactorily fulfilled the specific objects for which it was designed, it would be most unwise to attempt to convert it into a permanent structure, for which it was not designed. This judg ment of the highest professional body in the country was irresistible, and was endorsed by the House of Commons, who rejected the proposal by an over whelming majority. The learned president then touched upon the subject of architectural education, and remarked upon the absence in this country of any recognised system of education applicable to that profession. The student in architecture was for the most part left to his unguided experience, gleaned in the office of his employer, where he only became familiar with the works that were there carried out. They had not in this country as yet the atelier of the professor, as was the case in France, where also there were periodical competitions in the schools of architecture, The disadvantages under which students laboured were sought to be in some degree obviated by this institute in the establishment of the voluntary architectural exa mination in which the branches of study were pre scribed, as also the steps to be attaine d to gain dis tinction. These examinations, he said, afforded to young men the true idea of their power of weak - nesses—if they failed, they m ust work ,to . for obtain the know'edge in which they w ere deficient it was better they should be taught their weaknesses in in early life than deser ve them later years by disastrous failure in their professional objects. He trusted next January to see students come to the examinations with as much zeal as was the case upon the last occasio n, and in undiminished numbers. Having passed a warm eulogium . upon the talents of B ru nel, S te phenson, and Barry in their respective spheres , the president proceeded to take a general review of the progress o f profes sional publications in this country, pa r ti cu l ar ly ill u strated works on architecture, during the last few years. He next referred to the scale of profes sional charges which had been drawn up by the institute, remarking that this had been done as much for the protection of the employer as the em ployed, and for the honour of their profession any question with respect to these charges ought to be liberally interpreted in favour of the employer ; and as they had founded that scale, on no other ground should it be regarded as authoritative or conclusive on such a question. The president then referred with s atisfaction to the fact that the Metropolitan Board of Wor ks had acce p te d a tender of over half a million of money for the Thames Embankment from Westminster to Waterloo•bridge' and were ra ki n g steps for the same w or k f rom the Temple to Blackfriars. It was presumed that the same would be done with the south side ; and when that great work was carried out, it would present an aspect of magnificence worthy of th e metropolis of this great empire. Referring to the railway bridges across the streets, he regrett e d that artistic taste had been so much sacrificed to the convenience of the public, and, these bridge s might be characterised as hideous masses of utilitarian skill. Alluding to street im provements, it Was to be regretted that a parsimo nious spirit in too many cases, both in London and other large cities, p o reveited , these improvements being carried out commensurate4unesatiofafs cafe and it had come to be a w thousa,nds of pounds whether a q uew street no should' be 70 or 80 feet in width. After referring to the subject of the dwellings of the poor in the metropolis , the professor concluded with a glowing per oration upon learned architecture, te proposal of A vote of thanks was Passed' °n W att Mr. Gilb er t S co tt, sec onded by Ir. y y . THE VINTAGES OF GERMANY AND THE PENIN SULA.—The vintage reports from Spain and Portn gal are the moat favourable that have been received for many years—the best probably since that mysterious dis ease, the oidium, a ttacked the grape, about the same time as the potato crop g ave way. Yet in the face of this the price of wine is steadily rising. This year's port is lik e t h e v i n tages that used to be in days of old—rich and abun dan t ; but it wil l be lon g before it can affect the pt.l-ee- n; vinta ge is a w h a t we set up on our table. The German pig Ail= in guality—no better than that of 1860. SECOND EDETION., SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, HEREFORD RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Buckland Fletton Belladrurn - a Five rax. HEREFORDSHIRE STAKES. Blondin Lothian's King .) Five ran. TOWN PLATE. Littlecotc, .................. Jessie ................... riukcpoo Four ran. HURD LE RACE. Pot Pourri .............................. 1 Whitehall. ......................... ,-• •• - Seven ran. NURSERY nANDICAP. Victoria Cross .................................. 1 Cosette .... Bank of England Return. ---This Day. An Account, pursuant te the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 4th da of Nov., 1863: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. BRITISH MI Cambrian Consol. Gold uliiiord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon East Carn 8rea....... E. WlRussel (Tavisti. Gam..lzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.; (3 reat South To ,lcrus.... G. Wheal. Vor (Hatton, Grenville ......... HerAl.'s-Foot tling - ston Downs ...... Lady Bertha ........ Margaret (Gny Lelar t Clarke Pa11ey.......... ‘lyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun North Downs .NVh '1 Basset (Illo4au North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey; • Providence (Uny Lel n t.) South Caradon(SLCleer, S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Illog - an Stray Park Tamar Silv.dc Lead Min fir. Crort West Basset (Illogan) W. Cr radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLudeott ...... Wheal klaryAnn(Ven.) Wheal Seton ......... Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) Wheal Uni0n.......... 1.14.tt 3.4.0 8.6.6 8.12 4.'8.0 2.8.6 ak 4.3.0 21 191 3 1. e., 0 2.6.9 10.t5.7 11 IR.IR.g 30.17.6 Si 5 2.0.8 8 58} 3.17 Ed 374 384 546 655 6.5 70 fd ar 261 2 74 7 74 4 44 13 15 42 bi lu 11 51 6 33 35 11 24 i 20 22 64 64 1 4 95 14 2 105 21 3 51 64 1 .4 16 415 126 60 65 36 38 - -- ( it I 9 2 94 104 19 21 225 235 77, 82i 214 274 11 2 11f 1 2f .75 185 20 21 2} 3 26 411 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent, red. prf., 101 West Midland, Oxford, let guaranteed stock, 129 Ditto, 2d ditto, 121 Midl an d 4i per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1031 Midland, Leicester and Ilitchin 4 per ct.. 95 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, 71 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 109 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 97 London and Chatham 4+ per Cent., 92+ London. Tilbury, and Southend, 101 1001 North Western, 17+ Nottingham and Grantham R. & G, 96 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 p er cent, 171 Sambre and Meuse, 9f San Paulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 9 Ditto (all), 22 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ni 2 FOREIGN MINES, East del Rey (lim.), I Santa Barbara 'sold Mine (lim), i i United Mexican OW, di I ___ _ JOINT-STOCK BANSB. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Um,), 441 5 Ditto, new, 24 5 Bank of London. 153} 2 Bank of Queensland (lim), It Colonial, ni Consolidated Bank, Um., 9} Continental, Um., 9} English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered. 24 nt Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um), 28} 7; Imperial Bank (11w.), 234 3 6 Imperial Ottoman, 172 ; London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 30k London and County, 54t 31 London Joint Stock, 361 ; London and Northern (lim.), lOt London and Westminster, 79} Midland Bank (lim.), 9) National of Liverpool, limited, 20} National Provincial of England. fies Ditto, new, 27} New South Wales, 54 Oriental Bank Corporation, 58 Soinde, Punjaub, and Delhi Wm.% 5; a I Union of Australia, 591 19 Union of Loudon, LSI 9 DOCKS. St. Katharine, NI MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 21 Crystal Palace, 37 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 117 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Um., 3/ Electric Telegraph, 1051 6 / Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim,, gi a Great Ship (Urn.), iludson's Bay, 13i Z International Financial Society, lim., 0 1 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 88 Joint •stock Discount, 6i - Ditto, new, if London Financial Association , lam., 151 National Dicount Comp inVli nl %? ) . t Peninsula and Oriental Steam , Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 24 Ditto (T 1), 5 Royal Mail Steam, 75/ Trust and Loan Company o f Upper Canula, 51 Nates issued .......827,841,575 Government Debt Other Securities 3. 3 0.1c0 Gold Coin &Bullion Silver Bullion X 27,814,575 x 27, 84 1 ,576 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- 0E pAirrmENT. Government Sem i cities (including D ead WeightAn nutty) £l 0,919,363 Other Securities 20.009,521 Notes 5,8(3,410 5 Gold and Silver 601,5„$ Coln missioiaers of Na- tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 5,066,818 Other Deposits 13,861,173 Seven Day and other Bills 742,018 £37,367,345 M. 137,367,345 RS HALL, Chief Cashier. STATE OF TRADE. DUNDEE, Nov. 3.—Holders of flax have again advanced their prices, which keeps back buyers and restricts sales to the supply of pressing wants or of small parcels to keep up assortments. The business reported is at very full rates, but it is not on the whole of great extent. At last week's prices spiu ners would have operated largely, but sellers were firm and would not yield. The demand for tow and codilla, especially the finer marks, is active, but the extreme prices now asked for them stop business. Jute, of all qual i ti es, is in excellent request, and anything offered at a reasonable price is readily taken, but the value is not so high in proportion as is in heLonon. Fully 700 b a l es were put up to auction re d to-day, and sold with good spirit at full prices. The demand for all descriptions and quali ties of yarn was most active to-day, but spinners, being almost all foreso]d, in many cases asked so great a rise as to make manufacturers pause, and wait the result of next market day. The inquiry for all sorts of linens, coarse and fine, brown and bleached, is as excessive as before, and prices are now con siderably higher than at market on Friday last high as they already are, makers anticipate a fur ther advance, and many refuse to quote, as their offers are generally accepted, whatever they may be. LEICESTER, 4th.—There is still a good demand for fancy and regular hosiery, and business at the o, n rural isw a a re f h ai o r u a se m s o i u s n a t c o ti f ve b . usi l n n hestsdeg, and the opera- tives are generally well employed. The yarn market is firm and high prices are made, spinners being well engaged. Wools are se'ling at high, rates, with a firm market. NOTTINGHAM, 4th.—There has been rather a better demand for lace goods during the past few days, but still business generally is quiet. A few shipping orders are in the market. There has been a shade more doing in foundation goods. The silk lace trade is still quiet, there being little or no im provement in the demand for any class of goods Edgings and laces are still a dull sale. The demand for quillings is without alteration. In hosiery a fair demand both for shipping and for the home market is reported, considering the high price of goods. Yarns have still an upward tendency. THE HIIRRICANtIN FRANCE, The late hurricane has caused several fatal acci dents both in Paris and the provinces. Between 6 and 7 on Saturday evening, w o h f ile no s u l a a e t e es ; Bron an a dtil d e e s were flying from the roofs Colonel on half-pay, was walking on the flag way S—, 75 years of age, (laai de Louvre, on Rue on e d of e t ß h a e c . largeA s h h e i s p r e e e t s u e r d n t t h e e hi e s t r h e s s i o d n e n t e n e o e f in t r h i tle,he r e poplar violence of the wind, an trees in front of them d w k a n s o b eked lownhidmownby thedown, inflicting a severe wound on his head. In falling the Baron unfortunately fractured one of hia legs, and. it became necessary to carry him to the nearest apothecary, and thence to his residence. From his great age it is feared that he may not recover. A. letter from Nimes giver the details of another fatal accident during the late storm. On Thursday after. noon last two farmers who were returning home were overtaken by the rain, which was falling in torrents, and sought shelter at a neighbour's house. They were hospitably entertained by the mistress, who pressed them strongly to remain the night. They obstinately refused, and their neighbour placed at their disposal a cart and the best mule in the farm to convey them home. Two of the farm ser vants offered to accompany them and to assist them in case of accident, as the roads were completely flooded. Five persons set out in the cart—the two farmers, the son of one of them, and the two farm servants. When they arrived at the high road from Nimes to Montpellier they were met by a rush of water which upset the cart. The driver held by the seat, but the others were carried away by the tor rent. At this moment the farmer Roux thought only H e made d of his sent who sank in the waters. desperate efforts to recover him, but in vain, a , t l , _ having become exhausted, he was drown f ed. tun ll other farmer and the farm servanta were so as to lay hold of the branches of a tree hav ing remained for four hours in this perilousiuthe n eigh their cries were heard by some per T so i2 n e s body °I tub bourhood, and they were saved, e s earch for ut th son was found the following day, L'widoW and foux that of the father, who leaves a Afteror children, was ineffectual. THE STATUE OF NAPOLEO N 1.--A letter from. Paris, dated yesterday, says :—Te ono p.m., from his ' dangerous at loon I. descended to - day , mper or elevation," and, and, as I write this, is standing, w i t h arms folded, in the Place Vendome, apparently staring at the improvements of Paris, The figure is about 13 feet high. The descent from the column attracted a large crowd o f iso t m o e p t i r m e t le s h gamins, and was very easily effected. I suppose the raising to his the crowned and robed successor will be the Occasion 901110 demonstration, and may, perhaps, be taken by i i i, 1 of a t e p x o t l e o o an whichlll, sermons pedal hewirhaieshtliNe faithful people of Paris. THE CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN QuE sTr „ addresses e o s f s e those considerabl© discussion and QUESTION. —After opposition lic chaplain has at length been appointed a Catho gaol, near Liverpool, at a salary of . intecl t o W alton ground upon which the appointment iioo a ye ar . Th e number of Catholic prisoners was made was th a t th e necessi tated the exclusive services of was so l arge t h at it ma jority in favour of the appointmenta Catholi c pr i est, The James Nugent is the was 13 t o 3, Th e Eev. office. gentleman who ha s b een vo t e d t o the TUE CHURCH _. k S A PROFESSION.—To a man entering the Church at the present time he sees himself in co mpetition with, say, 15,000 men for two arch bishoprics, £15,000 and £lO,OOO a year and the best posi tions in ra n k -25 bishoprics, £lO,OOO to £1,200 a year-27 deanerie s, £ s oo a £2,000 t o £l , OOO a year -100 canonr i es, £l , OOO to Year-150 livings over £l,OOO a year-1,500 livings between Ll,OOO and £5OO a year—nearly all the rest livings o f £ 3 OO a year an d a h ouse b y th e t i me h e i s fi t to receive one. Comp are thi s w ith th e l aw , th e arm y, o r physi c Per. sat. sap. Es THE EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH -W TEAN line from Nine Elms to the Waterloo-road--a disetannec a of ono w lines mile —cost £1,000,000. It is estimatedtba 6 tt the in London will cost on an average about Xoo ,000 per mile. 'ay.