The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market continues firm and active. The minimum quotation is 4 per cent. at the Bank of England, as well as in other channels, and for the moment the tendency is towards greater stringency. A company has been formed, with a proposed capital of £120,000 in *hares of £lO each, the first issue to be for half that amount, and two-thirds of which has been already subscribed, for the Purchase of the business of the well-known London Tavern, Bishopsgate•street. The direc tors have entered into a provisional agree ment with the present proprietor for the purchase of the goodwill, stock in trade, &c., for £30,000, upon which he guarantees a minimum dividend of 10 per cent, for the three years. The company has the option of purchasing the freehold, or leasing he property at a fair rental. There are no pro motion fees. A special general meeting of the shareholders of the Universal Club and Permanent Exposition Company was held yesterday.when it was resolved to change the name of the company to th at o f the London Permanent Exposition and International Agency Company (Limited), and that a fresh issue of shares be made to the public, to enable the directors to make advance on consignments. The bullion operations at the Bank yesterday comprised the influx of £BO,OOO in bar gold, and a withdrawal of 85,1)00 sovereigns for transmission to the East. There was no alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £554,795, and the exports to only £19,600. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were at 67f. 450. Ifeavy. Oa Monday next the steamer Ellora will leave for the East with about £567,000 in specie on board. As much as 1489,600 in silver is to be re dispatched to Bombay. As usual on Saturday, the English Stock Market hes been particularly dull. Speculation has been almost suspended, and the bona fide dealings have been too limited to impart the least animation. Consols were 931 d for transfer, and 937 1 for the account--the prices at which they closed with a heavy aspect the previous afternoon. Continued quietude has prevailed in the Foreign Market to-day, but the principal movement has been in the Confederate Loan, which has risen to 28 to 26 die. Mexican are 461 1 ; Greek, 37 371 ; do., Coupons, 171 '1; Spanish Passive, 361 ; do., Certificates, 141 # ; Italian, 721 B ; Portuguese, 461 a; Peruvian, 881 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 9 5 96 ; do., 1858, 701; do., 1862, 711 ; the Con aolides, 541; and the Columbian Loan, / to 11 prem. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been very limited, and in several instances prices have shown rather less firmness. Metropo litan have receded about 10s., North British 10s., and South Eastern, 108.; while Great Western have Unproved about 58. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally main tain about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to a fair extent, and show little change as regards values. Oriental Bank have improved to 601; London and County to 50 1 ; London Financial Shares are quoted 14 8 ; Hudson's Bay Com pany, The business of the London Equitable Mutual Life Insurance Society has just been transferred to the British Nation Life Assurance Association, Mr. G. C. G. Allen, of 64, Chancery-lane, being the solicitor conducting the transference. BRITISH FUNDS--CLO SING PRICES, }lank Stock — 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3t per Cent. Annuities New 2Z per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities linuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock .. Ditto 5 pm Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto s . per Cent lOB Ditto 5c per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100/ Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO tank Stock for Account . Consols for Account, Oct. 8.. India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO, 21 per Cent 1 die Ditto £5OO .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent . ••• - Ditto, 1839 and 1859.....- — Ditto 1843 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent • Ditto Account Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chi lian 6 per Cent. lO4 Ditto 4i per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 — Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, es-Coupons — Ditto Account , 37s 7 1 Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account — Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 801 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent x:rew Granada " Ditto 2 per Cent. • Ditto Deferred — ...Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Bi veruvian 3 per Cent. .......... , — Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account BBl l'ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account .— Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. Ditto Account 49/ 1 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 .............. 93/ Sardinian 5 per Cent .................. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account ............ Ditto New Deferred ....... Ditto Account ........... ...... ......... ..... Ditto Passive Ditto Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ... 361 i 1 Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 _ Ditto Account.. - - 95 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7li 1 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 165 8d pd 2 dis Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .... . ....... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .............. Ditto Account ............ Dividends on the above payable in London. llelgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ........ -uuteh 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Cluil 6sf _ Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates rrench Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Italian, sper Cent., 1861, Ex ''s francs — .„„„ iissUitto Account 724 1 TWO O'CLOCK. onsola, Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Stronger again. Saks, about 8,000 bales. Im port, 7,100. OUR GUANO SUPPLY.—The measurement of the /nano beds on the coast of Peru has shown the Macabi Is lands to contain about 1,500,000 tons, the Guanape group 2,50 0,000, the Lobos Islands, 4,000,000. TAE NEW BARON OF THE EXCHEQUER.—The Lord Chancellor has filled up the vacant seat m the Court of Exchequer (Baron Wilde having been aPpointed Judge Ordinary) by the nomination of Mr. Sergeant Pigott, M.P. for Reading, to the judicial office. The learned sergeant married, in 1836, Frances, only daughter of Mr. T. Drake. The borough of Reading which has thus contributed a third M.P. to the judicial bench --Talfourd, the brilliant advocate ; Keating, and Pigott-- has about 1,500 electors out of a population of 25,000. The other member is Sir Francis Goldsmid, Q.C., who took Justice lieating's place. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing lbart Railways Paid. Price. Business don( 100 <ktlantic &St Lawrence all 61 (3 Bom.,Baroda&Centlne st)s Gu. 5 per mat. 20 Do. New .... 8 1 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares .. 7/ 1k p 204 Buffalo anti LaKekluron all 6k 6 10 Do. Preference . all 8 9 dz Buffalo,Brant,Godric.l) 100 100 I p. et . bds. Aug. 1, 187', 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 18;9 100 tit Clcutta.drS.Eastn. (Lin , 100 1071 1081 et Cape Town Dock Sari! 100 107 109 stock Hutu. Bengal gu. sp. 100 1091 114 stock East Indian. 'u. sp. c. 1 00 108 1 9 ICBi 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 11p 111 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 201 tl 202 I 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 73 15 74 2 100 Do. ao. deterred.— all 59 61 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds all 66 68 521 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 63 100 Do. 3d P: ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred— all 36 38 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25 stock Gt.lndial'enin.gua.bp.c 100 1084 109 i 1081 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 ill 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer. all 101 toy 201 Do. New 107 95 9 :08 9 1 3 0: 1 10 89 11 1 1 02, 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 1 1 ° 0 ° Indian Ds4 P B . r ° a . n d c o h . L '7 ini B l d .• a 1 2 1 p stook ssttkk MDDadrco..llB4lll, p. ca.rE. d ' o xS • tp . e : no . B. - I ±- ; 111000000 S 8 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Alelb.Corp. Ap. 0. Bncb. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson 's Bay. all 57 28 571 100 Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds al( 20 Newßrunswick et Canda Class A and B all 3 6 Itl.C'daB po Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stoc k soinde ••••• • • • 1 (1 0 0 107 108 ion et I Do. Delhi 4.: 100 107 10 8 Do. do ••xi r g 2 / 20 Do. Punjaub ...• a . an st Do. Do. ct,g . 100 107 108 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) XlOO / 10 2 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. dp.c.Ja Jt Jul) 1b77-St ...... ........ 100 102 104 _ I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug, 100 101 It 3 _ I Do. p. c.Mar..t Sept. 100 101 103 Do. tp. o. Jan.dt.luly. 100 91 83 Do. 5 Inscribed stoat. 100 90 v 2 'Cape G.Hope, 6p c,187l 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880' 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 ,Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 130 110 112 !N.8.G0v.6 p.c. J a.ttJul; 100 101 113 101 k 21 I Do, 6p. c.Ap. & Oci. 100 _ N. S. IV. U ov. 5 p 18e, 100 1001 1014 D u. sp. C.,18/1 to 171 100 10/ 4 102 Do. d0.,1888 dzupwdl. 100 102 103 1021 2 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100100 1:1111 11313 ;Nova Scotia G ov . 6 p. c. I sterling, 1875 ........ 100 103 105 s.A us G Queensland op. 7 78 . t p u . 100 1/1 113 Vic.GoV. 6 P•c•Ja•&JuIY 100 108 110 Do. lo 6 c.o. Ao.dzOot.. 100 ill 111 i 1141 1 -- BRITISH MINES. 2 ;Cambrian Consol. Gold _ amalgamated_ 33 3 a Devon G. Co Taoist., 1 555 565 East Bassett(lllogan).. 30 81 63 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. id par East Caradon . .1 4.e 28 29 East Cara E. w'l Russel (Tavistk ; 8.6.6 3} 3 t Gam.ttzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) '..84 13 15 — ,G. G . r Wheat South Tolgus Vor (11elston 40s 9i 10 !Grenville .. I Llerc.d's-Foot , • .6•••••• • 8.12 A 9 11 Llingston Downs .O 2 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelaut 26 28 Marke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lain ' New Setun - North Downs ......... V.W11 . 1 Baseet(lllo;an 2.17.1 , 2 35 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, If 4 5 20 Providence (Uny Lelnl.) 10.6.7 12 44 South Caradon(St.Cleer , 415 425 S. Cant Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 2 Fran. (Mogan 18.1..9 60 65 Stray Park 5 famarsilv,t Lead MM. 44 5 fin Croft 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) ll 9 10 W Ci radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5 75 80 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 25 30 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 -- WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 9 11 Wheal oeton . 581 210 220 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 16 18 ,Wheal Union 3.17 2 3 SHARE IdARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuRS. Paid.' Closing Business Share, Railway s . Price. clone. 13.14. 25 10 et et 50 20 [Bin, Wol., and Str. Val. lslythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co 1 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall gets no 10 Do A 1 ,4„A dir . a. 10 Do. B op c.p an.n been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast Junc. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. st ,Edinburgh & Glasgow. st Gia. and S. Western.' st GreatE sg astern, Ord. stk: et Ditto A stock st Ditto East A nglian st r !GreatNorthof Scotland I et ,Great Northern st Do A stock st Do B do st 'Gt. S. and W. of Ireland) 81 Great Western ... at Do Str Val gna. stock st Laneashi.T & Yorkshire: st ;London and Blackwall at 'Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' at !Lon., Chat., and Dover! st 'Lou. & Nor' h Western at ILon. & Scr.th Western st !Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 'Maryport and Carlisle t 2I E I Do f shares at Metropolitan st Midland 1.4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 I Do. shares 25 Mid Kent 10 I Do Cray Line at 'North British et iEdin., Perth, & Dundee at ;Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase et Do Leeds at Do York at Do Carlisle...•.• •• • • st ,North London 10 I Do New k 9.15.4 North Staffordshire 810 t ScottishN. and S. SV nC . trJaulnetion. st Scot N. B. Aber. stock lat Do Scot. Mid. stock Central 08 10 1 ' st s S oh h ur r ot e hp w s e t . t ri er n ye d oun W nt e o l n chp . o . o 1 st South Eastern st South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 Staines,Wok.,andWok. I D Bs a G rlington 22 3 55 5 Stockton Dp oo New st Taff Vale 10 Do B 10 Do C 50 !Ulster 25 I Do J Do ;Vale of Neath ;Victoria sta. and Pim jWaterford & Kilkenny !West Cornwall iW. Hartlepool Har.&lt ;West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford' 8 8i 81 81 85 87 120 121 39 40 16i 174 v 9 101 110 112 50} 514 491 50t 261 '474 125 Vi 6 127 128 P 4 136 100 1(2 661 64 112; 113 73 74 113 114 42 43 101; 102 100/ 101; 45 40 123 125 1271 i2Bl 14 F 96 98 554 (61 26 17 101} 101/ 574 584 88 884 117 123 1 2 p 80 82 11} 1l 124 120 44 16 101 103 60 62 31 63 c 6 J6} 70 72 99 101 91 101 36} 37} 8} 9} 7} 8 p 160 165 41 6} 21 3} 10 162 26 28 I - PREFERENCE SHARES. Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 334 LINES LEASED Al! FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Rolyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 116 London and Chatham 4y per Cent., 944 Preston and Wyre, Ditto, shares, A, 224 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91:i Belgian Eastern:Junction, Dutch Rhenish , 16 1 G rea t Luxembourg - , 144 Recite and San . )}: g ra u n a ci 7 sc p e e ( r li c in en .) t ,.gu , u t. 7 per cent., 184 San Paulo (llm Ditto (a ,l), 22 Turin and Savona, 3 4 FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 291 United Mexican (1 1111, 7 1 1 , NI T sTocK BANKS. Bank of Egypt, 271 , isa 15 Bank ot Queensland (UM, - 1 mbla, 12 Alliance ictetoßoianekw,olf9jL:oin—don. and Liverpool (lim.), 4140} Chartered Bank of British Co a Char tered Bank of India, Ailstrail __a . - and China," 386 8 Consolidated Bank, lim., 106 English. Scotch, and Australian rii C Hindustan, iuhina, and Japan (----, Imperial Bank ( 11 m.), 221 3} Imperial Ottoman, 10/ } 19 London and Brazilian (lim.), 50 Ch artered. 9 d. 8 24 i London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 5 0 1 50 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 151 1 London and Colonial (limo, 86 86 London and County, 50,1 50 London and Northern (lim.), gi London and South African, 24 i 8 M e rcantile and Exchange. lim., 116 National of Liverpool, limited, Ist Orie Punjaub, and Delhi (Imo, 61 Scin , Australia, 01 d n e tal Bank Corporati on, gok South I. 594 9 nd France (lint), 1(4 i UnionUnton ofof Austra lia, DOCKS. East and West India, 144 MISCELLANEOUS, Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 1161 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, R m. 4 Gen. Credit and Finance 01 London, lira , ., General Steam Navigation, 281. Great Ship, lien., lit per cent. pf., Hudson's Bay, u 2 International Financial Society, lira., 10a Joint .stoek Discount, 6 London Finan:Ual Association, lim., 14 National Discount Company, lira , 9 1 - Oriental Inland Steam, lira., 3 4 Royal Mail Steam, 72 The quotation of gold at Paris is about 6 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.276 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 17s. 106 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 0-14 be l er cent. dealer in London than 111 labs. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPFEMBER 26, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A REGULAR TRAINED FEMALE PICKPOC KET.—Eliza Mills, a young woman, who gave an address at Hackney, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies in Oxford-street. Edwin Coathuyse, detective officer from Scotland-yard, deposed to seeing the prisoner in New Oxford-street, and suspecting her he followed her and saw her place herself on the right hand side of a lady looking in a shop window and then put her left haul in the lady's pocket. The prisoner then moved away and again placed herself by the side of another lady, and after following her about for one hour and a half and seeing her make at least 14 attempts to pick ladies' pockets, he took her into custody. Mr. Knox ask ei the officer whether he knew anything of the prisoner, and he said that on the 4th September, while in company of Sergeant Thomae, he saw the prisoner in Oxford-street, and then cautioned her. Sergeant Shore, 11 F, said he had known the prisoner for three years, and had frequently seen her attempt to pick pockets, and had cautioned her. The prisoner —who when he first knew her was very small in stature—used to be brought out by an elderly woman, who regularly trained her to pick pockets. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. COW Al MISCONDUCT TO MAIDEN LADIES.--Jos. Tanner, a man recently fined £5 for a violent assaulr, was charged with wilfully breaking two panes of glass. Miss Eliza F. Bague, a lady residing with a maiden sis ter at 19, Copesall-street, said that on Thursday night she saw a man come up to her street door and put a letter into the box. She found the communication was an anonymous one of an offensive character, with a caricature of his sata nic majesty. Last evening, while sitting at dinner, two men were observed on the steps of the front door doing something, and it was shortly discovered that they had securely tied the knocker of the street door to the area rail. ings with ropes, so that the door could not be opened. The rope was cut, but in the course of the evening it was again tied and the annoyance repeated. Complainant believed the defendant to be one of the men who tied it, and she had an opportunity plainly of seeing him from the drawing room window. A gentleman residing next door kindly fetched the police, and a watch having been kept upon the house the defendant was taken into custody. Inspector Butler said that these maiden ladies had been for some time past subjected to considerable annoyance from a number of men, and in order to relieve them as much as possible the police kept a sharp watch on the house. Defendant was a stableman, and the rope found was such as was used with horses. Thomas Bedford, police-constable 305 B, said that he was set to watch the ladies' premises, and at two o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner in company with another man They came down the street hastily, and arriving opposite the ladies' house, the prisoner stooped down and threw a number of stones at the kitchen window. He could hear the glass rattle. He went over and took the defendant in charge. Defendant said he met with u marine-store dealer, and was going home when he was accused of breaking the win dows, which he denied. The other man might have done it instead of him, but he had also denied it. Mr. Arnold said he should have an opportunity afforded him of calling the other manif he liked, and remanded him, offering to take bail, until Wednesday. THAMES. " MORE YET."—Bridget Lee, an Irish woman, dwelling in Brook-street, Ratcliff, was brought Wore Mr. Partridge charged with stealing 1l lbs of lead, value 2s 6ci. Mr. George A. Day, foreman at Messrs. W. W. John son's lead works in Limehouse, said the prisoner had been employed there for some time. On the previous evening, when the people were leaving the factory, he suspected the prisoner had been stealing lead, and asked her if she had any about her. Sha produced a small piece, which she took from her bosom. He said, more yet, and she took another piece of lead ft om her pocket, and she said that was all she had. He said more yet, Mrs Lee, and then she handed him a third piece. He went on saying more yet, more yut —(a laugh)—and a fourth lump of metal was forthcoming. More yet—(loud laughter)—and she took from under her clothes piece the fifth. More yet—(roars of laughter)—and a sixth piece of lead was forthcoming. Mr. Partridge—Any more ? Witness—l said more yet--(increased laughter)—and she said "That is all, Mr. Day." I searched her and found some more lead upon her. It weighs in all 111 lbs, and is worth 2s. 6d. Mr. Partridge—Were there no females present ? Witness—Only my wife. Mr. Partridge—l think you ought not to have searched the prisoner. That should have been done by one of her own sex. The prisoner admitted her guilt. She took the lead, and was very sorry indeed for having done so. She had a large family to maintain. She begged for mercy, and premised not to offend again. Mr. Day was recalled, and in answer to the magistrate, said the prisoner had been employed three years at the lead works, and was a very industrious woman. He be lieved this was her first offence. It was not the wish of his principal or himself that the prisoner should be severely punished. Mr. Partridge was glad to hear the witness say so. The prisoner had committed a serious offence in robbing her employers, but in consideration of the good character she received, and believing this was her first offence he should deal with her leniently, and fine her 20s. for the unlawful possession of the lead. MARKETS—This Day. ;ARDEN. market was only moderate, 'ge. There was a fair average itins s. d. s d Raspberries,pr pt 0 4to 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 Bto 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, rer doz. .... 5 oto 6 0 Peache5.......... 4 0 to 10 0 Currants, per li.sv 4 fi to 6 0 Plums, per dn. 3 6to 4 6 Greengages, pr do. 6 oto 7 0 Heavy Storm on the Goodwin Sands. Captain Cannon, R.N., the honorary secretary to the Walmer branch of the National Lifeboat Insti tution, writing on Thursday night, reports : We had a tremendous storm last night of wind and hail, accompanied by thunder and lightning, such as we have not had for some time past. I send the report of the coxswain of the Walmer lifeboat relative to the launching of the boat on the occasion : Sept. 23, 1863. At about 11.30 p.m. we observed the light-vessel at the South Sand Head fire four guns and throw up five or six rockets in a E.N.E. direction, indicating that a vessel was on the Goodwin Sands in that direction. It was blowing frt sh from the S. W. at the time. The lifeboat's crew was immediately assembled, and the Walmer lifeboat launched about midnight, and proceeded under sail in the direction indicated by the rockets. On reaching the Sands, at 1.15 a.m., we could see no vessel upon the Goodwin. We tacked and went to the light-vessel. They informed us that they had seen two flare-ups or signals of distress in an E.N.E. direction, but they had seen no vessel. After this we re turned to the Sands, and ran alo3g the inside edge towards the beacon. At this time, about 3 a,m., it came on to blow heavily, the wind shifting abort, accompanied with rain and hail, thunder and lightning. We took in sail, and anchored the lifeboat near the ecge of the Sands, and there waited for daylight. At 5.30 am:, being good daylight, we could see that no vessel was on. the Goodwin, or other wise requiring our assistance. We weighed anchor and returned to the shore about 6.30, and housed the lifeboat, which had behaved remarkably well.—(Signed) TmomA.s BUSHELL, coxswain of the Walner lifeboat, of the Na tional Lifeboat Institution. The expense to the institution of the launching of the lifeboat on this occasion was £lslos. The cost of the boat was presented to the society by tie Royal Thames Yacht Club. Loss of a Hull Steamer and Seven Lives. Intelligence has been received in Hull of the total loss of the screw steamer Zealand, a fine vessel of 700 tons re gister, the property of Messrs. Bailey and Leetham, ship owners, Hull, with seven of her crew, during a storm in the Baltic, on the 11th of September. The ill-fated vessel was on her passage from Konigsberg to London with a cargo of oats, and had on board, in addition to a crew of 14 men, 12 passengers. During the progress of the voyage, on the 11th inst , and when distant about 40 miles from the Home reefs, the Zealand was caught by a heavy gale of wind from the W.N. W. There was also a very heavy sea, and the vessel, owing to the light nature of her cargo, rolled very much. One of her engines broke down, when all sails were set, and the remaining engine was kept in motion, but, of course, the progress of the steamer was seriously impeded. The second engine soon broke down, and the vessel becoming unman ageable, she was left to the mercy of the raging seas. This latter mishap was accompanied with one of more serious consequ- nces, for the engine in its fall started one of the iron plates in the ship's hull, and caused a considerable leakage. Water was fast gaining on the vessel, the fires were quenched, and the position of the Zealand appeared hopeless. The boats were then lowered, and the mate (Mr. Walker), the chief engineer (J. Sciby), carpenter (J. And sell), and four of the crew, named J. Brenton, E. Morris, W. Page, and W. Andsell, and 12 passengers, left the steamer, and were received safely on board the Norwegian barque Christina, which vessel was luckily in sight about three-quarters of a mile distant from the Zealand. Captain Lewis and seven of the crew of the Zealand remained on board that vessel in order to save some valuables and await the return of the boats. The mate, as soon as he had placed the passengers on board the Christina, endeavoure d to re turn to the Zealand, but owing to the violence of the gale, it was found to be impracticable. The barque attempted to approach the Zealand, but as she was lightly laden, she was driven considerably off to the leeward, and as the night set in she lost sight of the steamer. During the night, however, the men on board the Christina ob served that rockets and blue lights were being fired peri odically as signals of distress from the Zealand, but at length they suddenly ceased, and nothing more was seen or heard of her. The barque vaited about during the night, and when morning broke apt a vestige was to be seen of the ill-fated steamer, The Christina made sail for Laurvig, in Jutland, where she landed the crew and pas sengers that were saved. From that port they lett in the steamer Scandinavian for Hull, where they arrived yesterday morning. Nothing has as yet been heard of Captain Lewis and the remainder of the crew, and it is supposed they have met with the same melancholy fate as attended the vessel to which they belonged. The followingtelegram from Thisted, dated Sept. 17, has been received :—" Yesterday a vessel was observed from Steenberg Strand, distant from the coast one English mile, sunk in 10 fathoms water. She was exa mined, and found to be a ship with three masts, one of which was broken, and according to the distance between the masts supposed to be a steamer. Some yards were driving by the wreck, but nothing else was seen of it. W eather very bad," LITE It A T U R, E. Aurora Floyd. By M. E. l3raddon. Sixth Edition. One vol., pp. 487. Tinsley Brothers. Remarkable though the success at once achieved by Miss Braddon's first work, that is to say, her first work of any importance, " Lady Audley's Secret," its successor speedily attained for itself a yet wider popularity. Nor can this be very well wondered at upon a comparison—no matter how cur sory—of these two romantic narratives. The extra ordinary capacity possessed by our authoress for fixing the attentio❑ of her readers, for awakening and sustaining their curiosity, for enthralling their interest, for mastering their sympathies, not inter mittently, but continuously, by a sort of glamour, from the first page to the last, from the instant her story commences down to the very moment of its completion—agreeably noticeable in the instance of "Lady Audley's Secret," was pre-eminently so in that of " Aurora Floyd." The mainspring of each plot was, in a manner, so to speak, curiously similar —almost, as one might say, identical. Although the circumstance was not again frankly announced I upon the second title page, Aurora Floyd had her Secret no less than Lady Audley herself. But the Secret of Aurora was better preserved, was more artful in its concealment, was less ghastly of its kind—more lamentable, less criminal. Something morbid there is, no doubt, in each tale, affecting the imagination as we read on, almost at times as if' we were breathing an unwholesome atmosphere. By a strange monotony of contrivance on the part of the authoress in building up the machinery of her second plot, the root idea of it, is so far like that of the first, that it has to do with Bigamy. While Lady Audley, however, is to our mind simply repulsive throughout, a wicked, sly, cool-brained, iron-handed Lucretia-Briuvilliers in little, with her Lamia-lik.. , halo of golden hair, her Becky Sharp-like blueness of eye, and her Madame Lafarge-like deliberation in sweeping out of existence, as though he were some mere troublesome gnat rather than a " fellow human," a husband who happened to be in her way —Aurora Floyd is, on the contrary, often wonder fully attractive, occasionally nothing less than bewitching, in spite of her wild, bold, sometimes all but masculine impulsiveness. The reader—hardly less, first of all, than handsome Talbot Bulstrode, or than afterwards good, gentle-hearted John Mellish —falls in lcve with her, in very despite of her Secret, of her unladylike predilection for Bell's Life, of her intimate knowledge of turf slang, of her wielding so fiercely that pretty, stinging, snake-like, jewelled riding-whip of her's over the deformed shoulders of yonder wretched pale-faced lameter, Steeve Hargraves, the Softy ! In defiance of all which, the reader is fain at times to stumble no less completely than does the proud heir to the Cor nish baronetcy, the fastidious Talbot himself, into the pitfalls of her eyes, and to get entangled no less inextricably than honest John in the meshy network of her blue-black hair ! And no marvel, either, that so strange a heroine as this should exercise so peculiar a fascination. Does not our authoress her self say of her, through the lips of Talbot Bulstrode —" She is like Mrs. Nesbitt in the zenith of her fame and beauty ; she is like Cleopatra sailing down the Cydnus ; she is like Nell Gwynne selling oranges ; she is like Lola Mantes giving battle to the Bavarian students; she is like Charlotte Corday with the knife in her hand, standing behind the friend of the people in his bath ; she is like everything that is beautiful and strange, and wicked, and unwomanly, and bewitching." She —this impulsive, terrible, captivating Aurora, for the loss of whom as a wife that same Talbot Bulstrode, late Captain of the Eleventh Hussars, haughty as a Hidalgo, daring as (what he was) one of the cavalry heroes of the famous Charge at Balaklava, sobs aloud in an agony of despairing pride behind his cold clasped hands! Of whom, as he weeps, our authoress says so exquisitely, " Do not despise him for those drops of anguish : they were the virgin tears of his manhood. Never since infancy had his eyes been wet before. God forbid that such tears as those should be shed more than once in a lifetime ! The agony of that moment was not to be lived through twice. The hoarse sobs rent and tore his breast as if his flesh had been hacked by a rusty sword ; and when he took his wet hands from his face, he wondered that they were not red: fur it seemed to him as if he had been weeping blood." It is a woman who can write thus powerfully and tenderly who has penned this enthralling story of "Aurora Floyd"—it is of a heroine who can be thus wept for that she writes ! No marvel is it to us that the book has won for itself so wide a popularity. Whether it is a popularity that will be lasting is another matter altogether. But, for seizing upon the attention, for taking cap tive the imagination of her contemporaries, the genius of Miss Braddon as a story-teller is indis putably great. It is purely and entirely as a story teller, as the inventor of a plot, as the nar rator of a fictitious series of events, a linked chain not of " sweetness" but of terrors and wonders and mysteries long " drawn out," that Miss Braddon, among our romancists, extorts from ns, while we read her—at first our un questioning, but at last (we cannot but con fess it) our reluctant—admiration. Reluctant we have said, and for this simple reason, that we make acknowledgment of our admiring these stories of Miss Braddon as we might make confession of a predilection for bang or opium ! The atmosphere we seem to breathe while wandering through the ghostland of" Aurora Floyd" or "Lady Audley" we cannot, it is true, venture to pronounce distinctly pernicious; but we must in candour admit that it appears to us decidedly unwholesome of its kind. Yet, while quaffing the literary bang poured out for us by this Syren, we can't, for the life of us, help smacking our• lips over it. While masticating these delicate morsels of intellectual opium, we are gazing upon scenes t►nd creations only to be gazed upon in Dreamland. The popular edition of " Aurora Floyd," hero published as a companion volume to a similar issue of "Lady Audley's Secret," will open a yet wider field to the already extended popularity of a work which, in spite of, so to speak, its deleteri ous flavour, is still undoubtedly replete with nisei ! nation. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Sept. 26.—Wind this day at noon—Sonth- West ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. TORBAY, Sept. 24.—Arrived—Bahama, screw steamer, and left 26th for China. CARDIFF,Sept. 25.—Sailed—Sagittarius, for St. Thomas; Majestic, for Nassau. SWANSEA, Sept. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cubana, from Caldera. Sailed—Fearlas, for Mauritius. CLYDE, Sept. 25,—Wind S,W.—Arrived—Moultan, from Africa. lilt ELECTRIC TEIEGRAPR. PLYHOU'iII, Saturday Morning. The screw steam corvette Racoon, 22, Captain Count Victor Glichen, from Portsmoutt, arrived in the Sound early this morning. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRANBSEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 25—Prince Consort, from Bombay ; Alice, from Guernsey ; Selecia, from Calcutta ; Ellen, from Guernsey; Harfruen, from Nyland; Ridley, from Manzanilla ; steamer Brabo, from Iquique. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed--Helen, from Afica, and Gladiator, from Colombo, both for London; Duke of Wellington, for Goole; Mag nolia, for Belize; Countess of Yarborough, for Cardiff; Lincolnshire, for Pert Philip—all from Lisbon ; Earl, from Antwerp, for Cardiff. The Joseph Straker, screw steamer, from Dieppe for Hartlepool, has been in collision during the night with a bark, abandoned, and crow landed here. Further particu lars next telegraph. CONNUBIAL LONDON.—WhiIe only 164 persons out of 10,000 marry every year in the whole country, 268 marry in the City. Mr. W. V. HARCOURT, the author of the "Letters of Historicus," which appeared originally in the Times, has in the press " Leading Cases of International Law, with a Commentary," which will shortly be published by Messrs. Macmillan and Co. " AURORA FLOYD" has been translated into Ger man by F. Scybold, and published at Leipzig. Mr. GEORGE PEABODY is said to have presented a geological cabinet of the value of £25,000 to Yale College Loss OF LIFE IN THE RlVER.—Yesterday after noon an accident occurred, resulting in the loss of two lives. A Greenwich steam-vessel had just left the Tunnel pier when a small boat, containing three men, went close under its bow. The captain immediately reversed the engines, but the small boat was apparently unmanageable, and getting close to the starboard paddlewheel, was upset. Every assistance was rendered, but two of the men were unfortunately drowned. The bodies have been recovered, and await an inquest. A BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM IN A FIX.—On Monday morning last a young man in the employ ment of Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., IVest Hartlepool. led to the altar a young woman, a daughter of Mr , M'Millan, of her Majesty's Customs, West Hartlepool, The parents of the girl were averse to the wedding, and had used every means in their power to prevent its con summation. The bridegroom was not to be frustrated, however. The necessary arrangements were made, and it appears the young man had_consumed all his cash, for he had to borrow a wedding ring before the nuptial knot could be tied—which was effected in as secret a manner as possible. Having managed so cleverly to gain the object of his heart, he was determined to celebrate the happy event by a general invitation among friends to partake of the " social cup" and its varied accompaniments. The question that naturally at once suggested itself was, "how to raise the wind" to provide this festive entertain ment, and a watch which the husband had in his possession was handed to his better half, by whom it was taken to Mr. Tweddle's, pawnbroker, Hartle pool, to obtain a sovereign on it, Mr. Tweddle per ceived the watch was ono that he had info rmation of as having been stolen, and a borough policeman. quickly had the bride elect taken to the lock-up. She told the officer her newly-made husband had given her it, and when the guests were preparing to participate in the nuptial festivi ties, one of the county policemen apprehended the "happy man," and placed him in a cell at West Hartl,3pool police• station, where he involuntarily passed the night, and was yesterday (Tuesday) brought before the bench, charged with having in his possession a watch belonging to Thomas Cragg, master mariner, Stockton, who had it stolen from his person in Victoria -terrace, West Hartlepool on the 25th of August last. The prisoner was remanded until Satur day for the production of the owner of the wateh•-11'cty' castle Ctronicle. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—A singular allega tion of conspiracy was preferred against ikree Dewsbury gentlemen, before the Iluddersfi Did magistrates, on Wednesday last. The defendants wee a charged with agreeing to accept £5O from a man named Broth, on condi tion that a charge of felony brought against. him should be compromised. Ho afterwards denied the f e lony, and de clared that the money was extorted from Idm under the threat of a criminal prosecution. After hearing the evi dence, one of the defendants (Dr. Th ,, rnton) w, is discharged, but the other two, an auctioneer and a town concillor, were committed for trial at the assizes, being released in the meantime on DA, The case against Booth ptood was STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, Sept. 25.—The yarn market has been very quiet to-day, and the business done has been small. There has been a little buying for Calcutta and for the Mediterranean, but nothing of any moment. The business offering, in fact, has hardly been sufficient to fairly test prices. The market closes firm, spinners being deeply under contract, and showing no disposition to make any concession. The chief cause of flatness is in the smaller business doing for cotton at Liverpool, at declining prices. There are plenty of buyers in the yarn-market, but the easier prices at Liver. pool gave them a hope that by waiting they may do better than at present, and for this reason they have been holding back. The cloth-market is affect e d in the same way. Manufacturers are generally firm, but buyers a re eautiou s , and the transactions have been few and to a limited amount only. There is an impression among sellers that the pause is only of a temporary character, and, though here and there a manufacturer may be found who is rather easier to deal with, the market generally is firm. CARDIFF, 25th.—There is a considerable amount of vitality evinced in the coal trade, and the steam coal merchants especially aro well supplied with orders. Quotations for coal and steam are firmer, and a slight advance has been obtained by several of the merchants. The house coal collieries are also better employed. Increased activity is to be observed at the ironworks, and it is expected that a general advance of wages will take place in November. The puddlers and others employed at the Cyfarthfa works have already had a pro mise to that effect. Bars are tow quoted £0 7s. ca. to 108., free on board, with a tendency to further advance. The men are out at one or two of the collieries, but no serious difficulty iS appro. hended. PLEASANT NEWS FOR GEORGE CRUINSITANE.— Mr. Bass has recently declared that the brewing trade is the largest in the kingdom, that one brewer alone sold £1,100,000 worth last year, and that 600,000 persons are dependent upon it. 51 50; 49 73} 113,1 1011 2 loli 46 bk 12,3/ 128 7i 101 571 81 bBl 71 95; 2 6 COVENT The supply of fruit at our that of vegetables tolerably la] trade, at the following quotati FRU: s. d. s. d. Pine apples 6 0 to 8 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Grapes,per lb 2 8 to 5 0 Foreign do ... 1 6 to 2 6 Melons . Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 5 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 1 3 to 3 6 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 8 0 to 12 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 Gooseberries hf sve3 6 to 4 6 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdu 0 9to 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 9 Beet, per doz. 1 6to 2 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 6 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 10 to 1 3 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 4 Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 Bad ditto 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 70 0 to 110 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2to 0 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6to 2 6 Carrots,pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 3to 1 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Green peas,ll.-sv. 1 3to 2 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 oto 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Spinach 0 6to 0 8 Turnip radishes 0 OSo 0 0 POULTRY. Turkey poults, 48 to 7s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 12s each ; goslings, 4s Od to Sc Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 35 6d ; ducklings, 3s Od to 3s 6d; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 9d to is id ; pigeons, Os 4d to Os 8d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to lls Od ; chickens, 55 Od to 8s 0d ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6 s 6d ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 4s Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, Is 6d to 2s Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea kiwis, 6s Od to 7s Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to Is Od ; English, is to is 2d per lb ; English eggs, 9s Od to Os Od ; French do., 6s 6d to 8s Od per 100 ; leverets, 2e Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, 3s Od to 4s Od each. BILLING SGATE. Salmon, Os 8d to is Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 6d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 18s ; cod, 4s Od to 6s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; dorevs, 5s Od to 6s Od; mullets, O s 6d t o i s 6d ; lobster s , Is to 4s . ' Od ; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair; common oysters, 10s to 15s; natives, 60s to 63s per bushel; whitings, 4s Od to 6s ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 100: fresh herrings, 8s to 00s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAFEL. Q 8 d ß t e 4 f; 6 f a ro:n an 2s d Bpdortko,43ss2ldo;dmtoutoer 81b6 by the °amaze.t7 p , 36 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4e 4d • mutton, 3s 6d to 4 % 8 d; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; pork, 4 s Od 5s Od ; and lamb, Os 00d to Os Od per Bibs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 71d , of household do., 5d to 6id per 41b loaf• HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3 d to 3fd ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3fd to 4fd ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to bid ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, lOs Od to 12s Od ; calf skins, light, 3s Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; half-breds, 5s Od to 5s 10d ; Downs, 4s Od to 4s 9d; lambs, 3s Od to 6s Od; sheailings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SmiTurtELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108 ; clover, £4 08 to £6 Os; and straw, Ss to £l' 16s p®r load. Trade firm. CuMBEHLAND.•—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 168 per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s ; clover, Li Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Supply on: the increase. Two STRINGS TO THE Bow.—ln a debate last month in the Parliament of Canada, a member, Mr. edu ction, having determined to speak against time to prevent a division that day, spoke first in English and then in French. _ _ . AIIsS EMILY FAITHFULL has just issued two tracts, eutitlecl, " How shall I Educate myDaughter ?" and " Shall ray Daughter Learn a Business ?'' which treat the important CllleaiQA 0 the extension of faialo cp3ployment. THE HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD. Henceforth, says our contemporary the Globe, there are to be but four kings of the house of Roths child, with secure thrones at London, Paris, Vienna, and Frankfort. It is now exactly a hundred years ago since a poor Jew, called Mayer Anselm, made his appearance at the city of Hanover ; barefooted, with a sack on his shoulders, and a bundle of rags on his back. Successful in trade, like most of his co•religionists, he returned to Frankfort at the end o f a few years, and set up a shop in the " Jew Lane," over wh;ch hung the signboard of a red shield, called in German rothschild. As a dealer in old and rare coins, he mane the acquaintance of the Serene Elector of Hesse Cassel, who, happening to b in want of a confidential agent for various open and secret purposes, appointed the shrewd-looking Mayer Anselm to the post. The Serene Elector, being compelled soon after to fly his country, Mayer Anselm took charge of his cash, amounting to several millions of florins. With the instinct of his race, Anselm did not forget to put the money out on good interest, so that, before Napoleon was gone to Elba, and the illustrious Elector had re turned to Cassel, the capital had more than doubled. The ruler of Hesse-Cassel thought it almost a mar vel to get his money safely returned from the Jew Lane of Frankfort, and at the Congress of Vienna was never tired of singing the praise of his Hilsrew agent to all the Princes of Earope. The dwellers under the sign of the lied Shie'd laughed in their sleeves; keeping carefully to themselves the great fact that the electoral two million florins had brought them four millions of their own. Never was honesty a better policy. .V..ayer Anselm died in 1812, without having the supreme satisfaction of hearing his honesty extolled by kings and princes. He left five sans, who suc ceeded him in the banking and money-lending busi ness, and who, conscious of their social value, dropped the name of Anselm, and adopted the higher sounding one of Rothschild, taken from the sign board over the paternal house. On his deathbed their father had taken a solemn oath from all of them to hold his four millions well together, and they have faithfully kept the injunction. But the old city of Frankfort clearly was too narrow a realm for the fruitful sowing of four millions ; and, in con sequence, the five were determined after a while to extend their sphere of operations by establishing branch banks at the chief cities of Europe. The eldest son, Anselm, born 1773, remained at Frank fort ; the second, Salomon, born in 1774, settled at Vienna ; the third, Nathan, born in 1777, went to London ; the fourth, Charles, the enfant terrible of the family, established himself in the soft climate of Naples ; and the fifth and youngest, James, born 1792, took up his residence at Paris. Strictly united, the wealth and power of the five Rothschilds was vested in the eldest born ; nevertheless, the shrewdest of the sons of Mayer Anselm, and the heir of his genius, Nathan, the third son, soon took the reins of government into his own hands. By his faith in Wellington and the flesh and muscle of British soldiers, he nearly doubled the fortune of the family, gaining more than a million sterling by the sole battle of Waterloo, the news of which he car ried to England two days earlier than the mail. The weight of the solid millions gradually trans ferred the ascendancy in the family from Germany to England, making London the metropolis of the reigning dynasty of Rothschild. Like the royal families of Europe, the members of the house of Rothschild only intermarry with each other. James Rothschild married the daughter of his brother Salomon ; his son Edmond, heir-apparent of the French line, was united to his first cousin, the daughter of Lionel, and grand-daughter of Nathan Rothschild ; and Lionel again—M.P. for London— gave his hand in 1836, to nis first cousi❑ Charlotte, the daughter of Charles Rothschild, of Naples. It is unnecessary to say that, though these matrimo nial alliances have kept the millions wonderfully together, they have not improved the race of old Mayer Anselm of the Red Shield. Already signs of physical weakness are becoming visible in the great family. So at least hint the French papers in their meagre notices about the Rothschild con gress at Paris. From all that can be gathered out of a wilderness of canards, thin faces and thick fic tion, it appears that the sovereigns of the Stock Exchange met in conference for the double purpose of centralising their money power and widening their matrimonial realm. In other words the five reign ing kings, descendants, according to the law of primogeniture, of the five sons of Mayer Anselm, came to the decision to reduce their number to four, by cutting off the Neapolitan branch of Charles Rothschild, while it was likewise decided that per mission should be given to the younger members of the family to marry, for the benefit of the race, be yond the range of first cousinship. What has led to the exclusion of the Neapolitan line of Roths child seems to have been the constant exercise of a highly blameable liberality unheard of in the annals of the family. Charles, the prodigal son of Mayer Anselm,actually presented, in the year 1846, 10,000 ducats to the orphan asylum of St. Carlo, at Naples, and the sou and heir of Charles, Gustavus, has given repeated signs of his inclination to follow in the footsteps of his father. Such conduct, utterly unbecoming of the policy of the house of Roths child, could not be allowed to pass unnoticed, and accordingly—we quote the rumour of Paris jour nalism—the decheance of the Neapolitan lino has been pronounced. However, Baron Gustavus de Rothschild is not to retire into private life, like famous Charles V. with only a cassock on his shoul ders and a prayer book i❑ his hand; but is allowed to take with him a small fortune of 150,000,000 francs, or about six millions sterling—a mere crumb from the table of the descendants of poor Mayor Anselm, who wandered shoeless through the electorate of good King George 111. It is cer tain that no romance of royalty is equal to the ro mance of the house of Rothschild. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service. (From the Civil Service Gazette.) Home Office—The office of Lord Lieutenant of the county of Aberdeen has become vacant by the death of the Marquis of Huntley. R Iral Mint—Mr Charles L. Davies has been appointed an extra temporary clerk, London. Board of Trade—Mr Frederick William Lewis has been appointed a clerk in the Registrar of Joint-Stock Companies Office. The Post Office—Mr Victor Shepherd has been appointed a temporary clerk, London. The Admiralty —Captain George Henry Richards, R.N., has been appointed hydrographer, in the room of Rear-Ad miral John Washington, deceased. Mr J. Albert Edwards has been appointed a temporary writer in the Accountant's Office, Devonport Dockyard. Customs—Mr John Foster has been appointed an outdoor officer, Shields. Mr John Owen has been appointed an out door officer, Swansea. Mr George William Shreeve has been appointed an outdoor officer, Grimsby. Inland Revenue—Excise Branch—Mr Robert Moffat, surveying general examiner, third class, has been appointed to be surveying general examiner, second class. Mr Thos. Oliver, dropped first class assistant, Linlithgow colleotion, has been appointed to be first class assistant, Que e n e f erry , second division, Linlithgow collection. Mr Win. Thomas Ashall, second class assistant, Ayr collection, has been ap pointed to be second class assistant, Linlithgow collection. Mr. George Ferguson has been appointed second class as sistant, Linlithgow collection. The East Indies—Mr H. L. Harrison has bean appointed to officiate as joint magistrate and deputy collector of Nod dea. Mr G. L. T. Harris has been appointed to officiate as magistrate and collector of Backergunge. Mr E. G. Glacier has been appointed to officiate as joint magistrate and deputy collector of Backergunge. Mr A. Cadell has been appointed to be an assistant in the Allahabad division, and is invested with the powers of a sub-magistrate of the second class. Mr E. W. Barron, assistant in the Allahabad division, has been transferred in the same capacity to the Rehilcund division. Mr F. 1). Melville has been appointed to act as assistant judge and session judge of Poona. Mr W. H. Newnham bas been appointed to act as assistant judge and session judge of Tannah. Mr J. Marriott has been appointed to be deputy clerk of the Crown, Bombay, in succession to A. Sangster, deceased, Mr C. R. Ovens has been reappointed acting first assistant to the collector and magistrate of Poona. Mr Assistant-Surgeon R. Haines has been appointed to be acting registrar of the University of Bombay. The Rev. T. Horstall has been appointed to act as chaplain of Aden. THE GREAT LITERARY PIRATE, TAUCHNITZ!— Mies Muloch's novel, " The Ogilvies," forms the 667 vol. of the Baron Tauchnites •' Collection of British Authors," the number of volumes of which is evidence of the popula rity of English literature in Germany. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—TiIIs Day. MANCHESTER RACES.—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) STAMFORD AND WARRINGTON HANDICAP. Claxton Lord Dundreary ......... 2 Mystery .......................................... Flower Safety ... 4 SECOND EDITION. UN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCa. Trying it on again at South Kensington, The Queen of to-day, commenting upon an article which appeared in the Observer of last Sunday, headed, " The Brornpton Exhibition Building," remarks,—This to the cursory observer would, at first sight, appear to be nothing more than a mere piece of reporter's gossip about the pre sent state of those ruins of the monster shed over which Messrs. Belk and Lucas reign triumphant. Some attempt was made at gr iphic description, and a word-picture pro duced something after the usual " liner" fashion. The reader is informed that "the whole of the flooring is re! moved, and here and there tall Weeds raise their heads in various parts of the grkund, just as they peered up through the open spaces in the flooring when the Exhibition was in its full glory, as though anxious to see some of the wonders beneath which they were buried. The stump s of the trees which once formed an orchard, are seen in long rows in the western transept, and they still give forth s ome signs of vitality. A few pipes of an organ, which. an exhi bitor apparently does not think worthy of removal, lie in the western gallery. There are some foundations of brick and concrete, which tell where once stood some heavy trophy that helped to fill up the nave, and spoil what might otherwise have been a noble promenade. Huge letters still point to where the dinners were provided. A few birds chirp and flutter amid the solitude, and occasionally the silence is broken by the footsteps of Mr. Mason, who is the guardian of the building," Marius mourning over the ruins of Car thage sinks into insignificance beside Mr. Mason pacing, with resonant footsteps, about the ruins of the Great Exhi bition building. The destination of different parts of the build ing is then referred to ; one of the domes is being packed up to be removed to the Alexandra-park, at Muswell-bill, and portions of the annexes have already been erected "as sheds and workshops at tllillwall, the Isle of Dogs, and other places ;" whilst another portion "has been converted into a chapel, at Notting hill, for a brother of Mr. Spur geon." In addition to this, the agreeable information is imparted that "Mr. Sandford, the secretary, has returned to his duties at the Committee of Council en Education; and Mr. Lindon, the tireless and assiduous assistant secre tary, has transferred his services as agent to the firm of Ruinart and Co., the well-known champagne-growers." It is not, however, until we come to the very end of the article that we arrive at its real purpose for (like certain fabled reptiles) it carries its sting in its tail. " The re freshment-rooms," says the writer, in the most un concerned tone possible, and quite as if he were merely re.l minding the reader of something that was perfectly notori ous, " which have the frontage in the Horticultural Gar dens, are to be fitted up as the museum of natural history, where Professor Owen will, it is hoped, have sufficient space to display all the beasts of the field, and the fowls of the air, and the fish of the sea, which are under his care at the British Museum.' There now, the cat is out of the bag. The House of Commons (siding with every scientific man of mark in the kingdom, save one) has decisively pronounced against the project for splitting up the collections of the British Museum. It has been denounced in the press as a public sin, and the officials of the Museum themselves are, for the most part, utterly op posed to it. When Professor 0 wen's plan for erecting a great Natural History Museum upon the ruins of the Bri tish Museum collections, and under the shelter of the monster sheds, was first mooted, it was almost universally scouted by the public, and, in spite of Ministerial influence, was rejected by a large majority of the House of Commons. And yet we hear (on the authority of a semi-official paper like the Observer) that the thing is to be done after all. Address of the Polish National Government to the Youth of Poland. The Klepodleglosc, the official organ of the Polish National Government, published in its number which appeared at Warsaw on the 12th inst. the fol lowing proclamation to the pupils at the schools : Young pupils, a new scholastic year is commencing, and with it will return for you the study which is to endow your intelligence with fresh knowledge, while it ennobles your hearts. At the moment when the nation is struggling against the enemy it is well to remind you of your duty to the country. You have imbibed the love of country from your earliest infancy, and you have carried away from the paternal roof a knowledge of your duty towards it. We will not repeat, therefore, what your fathers and mothers have taught you. Young pupils, you ought to engrave deeply upon your hearts the words we address to you, for they aro the echo of the sacred voice of the country which regards you as ita future citizens and its future defenders. Just as it is the duty of your elders to defend the country with arms in their hands, or to deliberate upon public affairs, so it is your duty, children of Poland, to seek to de vote all your strength to the development of your intelli gence and the elevation of your hearts. The soldier who sheds his blood upon the battle -field and the pupil who studies equally accomplish their duty to• wards their country. Children of Poland, remember that in a future genera tion you will reap the fruits of the sanguinary work of the present day. Remember that if your fathers and brothers fall for Poland, the hour will come fur her to rise again, and then it will be your turn to serve the country and loth it the support of your arms. You will only be able to serve the country well, when your mind is full of lofty thoughts and your hearts of noble sentiments. Young pupils, do not forget, too, that the country disdains its degenerate sons. Chalren of Poland, better days than those your fathers have seen await you. You approach a moment in which the fetters will fall from the hands of the mother country. Remember you prove yourselves worthy of serving a free Poland. To your studies, therefore, children of Poland ; they are your sole duties—your most sacred duties towards the country." Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Oct. W, is 'Marseilles Oct. 13. brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Oct. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Sept. 2S. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Oct. 2. via Marseilles Sept. 27. Falkland Islands ** - - Gibraltar, via Southampton LONDON GAZETTE—Yeiterday. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 25. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Abel Fre deric Gautier as Consul-General in the British Provinces of North America, to reside at Quebec, for his Majesty the Emperor of the French. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Manuel J0;26 Palacios as Consul-General in the Polynesian Islands for the Republic of Peru. CITY OF COVENTRY. The Gazette contains the Speaker's warrant for issuing a new writ for the electing cf a member to serve in Parlia ment for the city of Coventry, in the room of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, deceased. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im. portance in the Gazette : Charles Shipway, builder, New Barnet Robert Crow, carpenter, Chiswick James Hickman, builder, Tranmere Edward Perkinr, hosier, Manchester Silas Nicholls, builder, Islington James Bates, seedsman, Brighton Joseph Jackson, butcher, Leeds Edwin Linley, general dealer, Leeds Wm. Lunn, innkeeper, Walsall John Coles, joiner, Leamington William Lynall Thomas. engineer, Southsea 0 wen Morris, draper, Aberffraw, Anglesey George Simons, boot manufacturer, Leicester Samuel Harding, cordwainer, Teagdale, Stafford John Lester, bag hosier, Sheepahead, Leicestershire James Smith, beerseller, Leigh, Lancashire Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19 11 19/ Antwerp — 25 55 25 60 Brussels — 25 55 25 60 Hamburgh .. 13 81 13 81 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1194 1195 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid Cadiz, Leghorn — 25 624 'l5 67 , Milan . 25 6`21 25 67k Genoa ,-- '25 625 25 67• Naples62s 25 70 Palermo .. .--- 25 65 25 70 Messina .. — 25 65 25 70 Lisbon — 521 524 Oporto — 521 524 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per (A £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars .. Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doublons According to the _Nord, the unfavourable state of the Duchess de Montebelto's health will compel her hus band to postpone his departure for a month, in: ss of ay. chili, the ,er of idge 1 and and have zleep arde, ,ishop g hant 3 ,, are moot, !d to 3oun tting- Iford ship's tour has rued and V. J. the li, at dge'S pt on ;ently verty ed at Wass. have more ;oun riug• iness t im yeare the of a i the boil° Vhen had ning othic [teas ster- Inor, rvest UM d on I the rical, nally ided, .on d j" of firing s in threo wing mu- ices, and con bles. hick of roses races and —his ames eri." an," un r in- (ales lurg, are telY Edon g )erfi 1 of to non 7i 8 120} 67 61