The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-31 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. - - The supplies of wheat on sale in the country markets held on Saturday were limite d, and the demand ruled ' steady, at an advance of from is to 2s per quarter. Barley and malt were firm, and quite as dear as in the previous week. Oats, beans, and peas had an upward tendency. There was an improved sale for flour, the value of which was on the advance. The Continental markets, have been very firm of late, and prices of all articles have bee n well supported. Ad vices from New York to the 19th inst. state that both wheat and flour were offering on lower terms, owing to the high freights. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. From abroad we received 16,509 quarters of wheat, 3.965 barley, 16,777 oats, 113 beans, 1.141 peas, 8,000 linseed, 2,459 rapeseed, 83 mustard seed, 658 sundry seed,s, and 6,696 barrels of flour. Notwithstanding that the arrrivals of English wheat up to our market to-day, coastwise, was very moderate, and that the receipts by land carriage was smaller than for some weeks past, there was less disposition on the part of {;he millers and others to effect purchases, hence the de mand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, at prices about equal to those obtained on Monday last. The gene ral quality of the samples was by no means first-rate, owing to the long-prevailing damp weather. For forward delivery we have heard of very few transac tions, yet the growers were not disposed to sell except at very full currencies. The show of foreign wheat was by no means extensive. Llood red Baltic parcels moved off steadily at full quota tic,sns. Most other qualities were in but moderate request, on former terms. T2‘efe was only a limited demand for floating cargoes of wheat. Marianopole was quoted ut 695, Taganrog Ghirka L av iComirka 655, Galatz 56s to 58s, and Polish Odessa 60s per qux rter. supply of which was but moderate, moved Barley, th... 1 su off steadily at late rates. In the value of malt we have no change to report. Although the aggregate supply of oats was tolerably good, that article was in fair request, and fine corn ad vanced 6d. per quarter. We had a steady, though by no means active, inquiry for beans, at full prices. There was less activity in the sale for peas, yet the quo tations were supported. The demand for flour was rather inactive ; nevertheless the currencies of Monday last were maintained. CURRENCY PEE IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & gent, Red •• new 628 to 72s Ditt0............ old 62s 73a crttto, White new 62s 78s Ditto.. •••••• old 65s 80s Norfolk and ran coin, Red, old 59s 68s Ditto new 595 66s Rye—Old ............ 00s 00s New •• •• 31s 383 Barley—Grinding...—. 33s 353 Malting . •• •• 41s 433 Chevalier.• •• 448 48s nit —Suffolk and Nor folk•• •• •• 56s 62s Brown .•• •• •• 508 57s Kingston and Ware 61s 65s Malt—Chcvallor .... 683 to 733 Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed 23s 26i rc.tato ...... 27s 29s Tunghai and Cork Black. .• •... 22$ 24s Cori:While ..• .. 23s 26s Scotch, Feed •• .. 24s 27s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 40s 44s Pigeons 4ls 49s Peas—Grey 40s 42s Maple .• • ...... 45s 48s White.. ••• •• 503 58s Boilers ••• • . 64s 68s Flour—Town-made. • • 70s 75s Suffolk ••• • • 53s 55s Stocktu E 4 Norfolk 54s 583 SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were good, viz., 8,339 head. During the corresponding period of 1852, we received 8,577 • in 1851, 9,147 ; in 1850, 8,066 ; in 1849, 3,972 ; in 1848, 6,795 ; and in 1847, 5,979 head. =POUTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. .Sheep. Lai:el& Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam__ 274 ... 1,229 ... ... 21v es. Ostend — ... 200 ... Hamburgh 2l ... 195 ... Dordt. Bromvershaven 4 ... 186 . Tonnincfen Amsterdam B rem en 324 ... 6 Harlingen ... Tonning 378 ... 301 New Liep 69 ... 1,369 .. - 148 21 ... - ...259 Total 2,013 ... 5,814 ... 253 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs; Calves. Pigs 1852 1,361 6,719 ... 319 179 1851 1,411 7,037 ... 402 297 1850 1,367 ... 5,419 295 885 1849 1,149 2,615 107 ••• 1846 1,222 5,247 326 The Dutch and Holstein cattle continue to arrive in very bad condition ; but we have received some tolerably good sheep from Harlingen and Rotterdam, together with some prime calves. Since our last, 74 beasts, 24 calves, and 33 pigs have arrived from Ireland. The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was large, but in very middling condition. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were but moderate. The primest Scots and shorthorns moved off steadily, and in some in stances prices were rather higher than on Monday last ; yet the top quotation for beef did not exceed 4s 4d per 81bs. In the value of other breeds we have no change to notice. The bullock arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 2,950 shorthorns ; and from other parts of England, GOO of various breeds. There were no fresh supplies from Scotland. With all breeds of sheep we were but moderately sup plied. There was a slight improvement in the sale for Downs and half-breds, the value of which was, in some instances, 2d. per 81bs. higher than on this day se'nnight. For instance, a few prime half-breds realised quite 4s 10d, and prime old Downs 5s 2d per 81bs. Inferior breeds were steady, and quite as dear as last week. We had an improved sale for calves, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. Pigs were in full average supply, and steady inquiry, at full prices. The following list includes four deaths, and involves the disposal of church property to the value of about 1,6001. a year : Th e Rev. Charles Philips, 8.D., died Oct. 18, aged 70. In the year 1823, he was presented to the office of treasurer (Llandisilio Gogo), in St. David's, a post of which the annual value is 461. ; but vast sums in most, if not - . all, of these offices are derived from fines on re news lof leases. It is now in the gift of the Bishop of St. David's. In the year 1809, he was presented to the vicarage of St. Mary, Pembroke, with which is associated the vi carage of St. Michael and St. Nicholas • population, about; 5,000; value, 5001. a year, with residence ; in the gift o:f Sir J. Owen, Bart. In the year 1837, he was presented to the incumbency of St. T'vinel's, in the same county and diocese ; of which the population is 250 ; value 1501. a year, with residence ; in the gift of the tishcip and Canons of St. David's. In the year 1838, 1 )e was presented to the perpetual curacy of Llangin liing,. near St. Clear's, in the county of Carmarthen, and diocese of St. Dauids, of which the population is 450 ; the value, 1001. a year ; and the patron, J. L. Philt , ops , Esq' Th - %.3 Rev. Henry Bowyer, M.A., died Oct. 10, aged was the second son of Admiral Sir George wyer, Bart. In the year 1812 he was presented by 1418 father to the rectory of Sunningwell, Berks, diocese o f Oxford ; the population of the parish is 350 ; the annual value of the living is 3201., with residence, in the Rift oi! Sir George Bowyer, Bart. The Rev. Henry Blackall, M.A., died Oct. 24. In the year 1845 he was presented to the perpetual curacy n t . South Littleton, Worcestershire ; population, 500 ; annual value of the living, 300/. ; in the gift of Christ Church, Oxford, of which the deceased was a student. The Rev. Lewis Bowerbank died Oct. 24, aged 72. lie Was lately rector of St. Catherine's, Jamaica, and more recently he was curate of Duntsbourne Rouse, near Cirencester, in the county of Gloucester and the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Per Bibs to sink the (Ails s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 2 6t02 10 Prime Southdown 4 8 5 0 Second quality.... 3 2 3 4 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime large oxen 3 6 310 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, die. 4 2 4 4 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Inferior Sheep ...2 10 3 2 Small porkers 4 2 410 Second quality ...3 4 4 0 Sucklingcalves ..20 0 27 0 Prime crse. -wlled.4 2 4 6 Quarter old pigs 19 0 26 0 Beasts .............. • • • • 5,387 i Beasts... ..... • ........ .2,062 Sheep and Lames .. • • • • ..25,710 Sheep .. •••••• • . ........5,680 Calves ...... • • .... ~.. .. 326 Calves.. .. A,statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Nov. 1, ;1852, and this day, Monday, Oct. 31, 1853. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Nov. 1, 1852.10et.31, 1853 s. d. s. d. is. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 2 oto 2 2,2 6t02 10 Second quality ditto .. ... ... 2 4 2 10'3 2 3 4 Prime large oxen ... .. . . ... ... 3 0 3 6 3 6 310 Prime Sc ots, &c ... ... ... ... 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 4 Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 0 3 42 10 3 2 Second quality ditto ... ... ~. 3 6 3 8 3 4 4 0 Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 310 4 2,4 prime Southdown ditto ... ... 4 4 4 6 4 8 5 0 ... ... ... L arge coarse calves 2 6 3 5 3 4 4 0 Prime small ditto ... ... ... ... 3 8 4io 4 2 4 6 L ar ge hogs ... ... ... ... ... 210 3 6 3 4 4 0 Neat small porkers ... ... ... 3 8 310 4 2 410 Beasts... ... ... ... ... 4,812 5,387 Sheep ... ... ..• ... ... 25,050 25,710 Calves... ... ... ... ... ... 185 326 Pigs ... ... ... ... ... ... 285 290 S UPPLI ES ON SALE ' Nov. 3, 1851.—Beasts, 5 , 451 ; sheep, 25,310; calves, 218 ; pigs, 510. Nov. 4, 1850.—Beasts, 4,304; sheep, 28,080; calves, 118 ; pigs, 350. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets continue to be extensively supplied with all kinds of moat, both town and country killed, whilst the general demand is heavy, as follows : Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior ...... 2 2 2 8 Do., middling 210 3 0 Do., prime large 3 2 3 4 Do., do. B=ll 3 6 3 8 Pork, large 3 4 3 10 FOREIGN SUPPLY. TOTAL SUPPLY. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.) MANCHESTER, Oct. 28.—Throughout the present week I our market has been much more inanimate, and the busi- I bees effected a great deal smaller than in the previous Week. The fact is, that transactions of last week reached a much larger aggregate amount:than was then supposed ; and the buyers have, therefore, fewer orders to give eut. Cotton, except in the poorest sorts, is dearer than it was a fortnight ago. It is the very great proportion of rub bish held in Liverpool that supports prices under a dimi nishing consumption and a tight money market. With favourable weather we have promise of a large crop from America. Prices were rather lower at the last dates. Money matters were difficult ; .11 to 2 per per cent. per month being paid for loans, and two or three failures had occurred. The turn-outs at Preston and Wigan con tinue without any appearance of a settlement. At b ''acup, all the mills (except two or three not in the "ion) are now at a stand ; and at Burnley the general Cessation took place last night. NOTTINGHAM, Oct. 27.—There are many buyers here, especially Americans, but either from a want of confi dence i n th e f u t ure , or the expectation of goods being lower in price, they have as yet made but few pur chases. We have no change to report in the price of yarn. —Nottingham Journal. LEICESTER, Oct. 27.—Our market, after having been two years attaining its culminating point, has, wlithin the last fortnight, receded rapidly ; more, however, from a fear of a great re-action in the material than from any li acal present cause, stocks on hand beinll btu • under this influence, worsted yarns g have unusu giaveny way Id. per lb, and but little doing. s. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 2 6 3 0 Do., middling 3 2 310 Do., prime 4 0 4 8 Veal 3 2 4 4 Pork, small 4 4 4 10 BOROUGH HOP. The show of samples continue very limited for the time of year. For all kinds of hops the demand is still active, and prices are on the advance . The dut y is called 140,0 Cd. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 151. Os to 201. Os ; new Weald of Kent ditto, 11/. Os to 131. 13s ; and new Sussex ditto, 101. 10s. to 131. per cwt. The importol.ast week were 11 bales from Rotterdam, 325 from Ostend, 279 from Hamburgh, 144 ditto from Antwerp, and 2 from Dunkirk. THE WOOLLEN TRADE. (From. the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.) LEED S , OCT. 28.—There has been no chang e in the state of the woollen cloth market this week. There ap peared to be rather more animation in the cloth halls on Saturday, as there was a better attendance of merchants, and th e biddings w ere rather free ; but they were so low tha t very few of the manufacturers would accept them, and at the close of the market it was found that very little business had been done, and there was no im provement on the p r evious state of things. On Tuesday , the mark e t i n both the cloth halls was exceedingly flat and dull, the transactions were almost altogether con fined to a few meltons and beavers, in various coloured mixtures. There have been, during the week, a few buyers in the town, but their purchases are very limited, an d confined either to their immediate requirements or anything they are able to meet with below the market price ; hence the trade in the warehouses con tinues quiet and dull. of the Oct. 25.—We have had a repetition ?fthe same i nac ti v ity i n b us i ness t o -d a y as du r ing the last few weeks. There seems no disposition on the part of the merchants to make purchases of any amount, un less the manufacturers consent to a reduction in prices, Which they do not seem inclined to do until the result of the t wool s a l esnow b e i ng h e ld i n L on d on s h a ll b e more f u ll y "'sm. The stocks in the hands of the manufacturers ar e lop, many of them having been working for some mo nths o past upon or d ers , some of which are not yet c ompleted. Th ey are, t h ere f ore, unw illi ng to su b m i t t o an reduction in prices likely to tempt the merchant. SEEDS. "nring the past week and to-day wool has been offered on easier terms ; but the manufacturers, under present has sold at 53s , fine St. . circumstances, are not disposed to buy only from "hand ship, The demand fer linseed_ continues peter to 46s t Fire CaleuttaraPe is worth angel, 44s per guar. er. . t° mouth." Several uncompleted orders for woollen s fi b rm urg . h, B s l l a s c 6 k d 8 ; e A a rc e h x. - cloth ha trade Bve been countermanded to-day. A dull winter in active request. American, in barrels are worth W. Bs !_ . English, 55s Od. All other seeds are about stationary. Cakes are again ,EI anticipated, unless some cause as yet unforeseen to 11/. 10s ; ditto, in bags, 10/. 10s to 101. 15s ; ~0 sets the wheel of commerce in motion. 9/. 103 to 10/. lOs per ton. Rape cakes, 6/. Os to 61. lOs IiDA.LE.T--There was a rather dull market, both for per ton. the ltc raw material and manufactured goods. There was e ar nip,white,per bush. 18s to 21e a sli ght e ery limited in the price of wool, and there was a Swede .. • ..... • • 20s 238 Mustard, Brown ••• . • • 10s 135 qualities, e w d h d ic e h mandfor goods, except those of the lower white tone •• .. 14s iss BRADF realised former rates. ORD.—The business doing is meazre and sales to any large extent cannot be effected. No change in Tare s s, p W rin in g ie . r . ,n .. ew .. ........ 7 0 0 9 0 0 d d ( 8 8 80 0 d d ~1 10i l. a or brokes. Yarns--The Canary, per quarter •. 655 70s e spinners are a Olover,Re ng. • limited business. There is • doing Rye grass WE . ' ie . ; i .) 2 4 8 4 5 s 3 6 4 4; .. number is likely to be increased. 6 A strike at , a nd the The ,yesterday, will add to the idle hands. Pieces— Trefoil, Wh . 193 243 —ue c autionwhich has been ' i i .., , prices good effect, at all events, of m f production, maintaining hasth the Foreign Whito.s • • 51s 65s 4 , eitr a ape ' t a ib, ri ..... d it is probable ., that at the usual time of the White •• .........: 4484 6652: Y... 7 Will preyau. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of potatoes have bean somewhat on the increase since our last. The imports have amounted to 308 baskets, 3 bags from Rotter dam, 3 baskets from Hamburgh, 23 do. from Harlingen, !,72 bags from Belfast, 399 sacks from Dublin, 3 do. from Limerick, 1 hamper and 58 sacks from Cork. The demand is less aitive, as follows :—Shaws, 120 s to 140 s ; regents, 150 s to 180 s ; foreign, 140 s to 160 s ; Irish, 130 s to 150 s per ton. Large supplies of potatoes are expected from Ireland during the winter. WOOL. The c-donial wool sales continue to progress heavily. During the Week several parcels have been withdrawn, and prices have been from 2d to 3d per lb. under former rates. The following quotations have been realised :—Australian —Clothing, is 50 to is 10kl ; hoggetts, is 10d to 2s 2d ; handwashed, is 4d to is 80 ; lambs, is 4d to is 100 ; mixed and broken, is 2d to is 4d ; pieces and locks, 80 to is 20 • grease, 90 to ls. Port Philip—Clothing, is 3d to is 1011; scoured, 1s 7d to is 90 ; handwashed, is 20 to is 641 ; lambs', is 7.1 to is 8d ; superior, 2s Od to 2s ld ; mixed, 9d to is ; slipe, is 3d to is ; grease, 8d to 110. Adelaide—Clothing, 1s 2d to is 6d ; handwashed, is 2d to is 4d • lambs', is 6d to is 7 d ; skin 10d to 1s 1d ; grease, dto is. Van Diemen's Land —Clothing, 1s 3d to ls 7d ; lambs', 1s 3d to is 80 ; mixed, 15 3d to ls 40. Cape—Clean sheeps', s 2d to is 5d I scoured, is 00 to 1s 6d ; mixed, 80 to is per lb. Last Iweek's imports were 5,000 bales, chiefly from our colonies. In the private market nothing is doing. TALLOW. Carraway ..... 420 480 Coriander •• • • • • 10i 15s Herupseed, per quarter 333 ass Linseed, Eng.Siowing ••58 3 t2s Crushing .• •• •• •• 518 57s Baltic .......... 493 543 Odessa .. 50s 55s Linseed Cake, pr. ton — English . 91 103 10. 108 Foreign, per ton 910 s 111 105 Rape Cakes, pr ton 610 s 6' 105 Rapeseed, New, pr lst 30 . 0 s 3110 S The shipments of tallow from St. Petersburgh have been abut 94,000 casks, Pgaiwit 80,000 ditto in 1852, Our COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, OCT. 29. The Queen and the Duchess of Brabant walked in the 1 private grounds of the Castle this morning. P rince Albert, with the King of tfae Belgians, the Duke o f Brabant, the Count of Flanders, and the Duke of 1 C ambridge, accompanied by the Earl of Athol', went out shooting, attended by Colonel Wylde. T he Duke of Cambridge, the Duke and Duchess of A•tholl, the Marquis of Abercorn, and the Earl of Aber deen, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Elgin, the Bari of Mansfield, the Earl of IVlulgrave, and Lord Pan raure, left the Castle to-day. Earl Granville, the Portuguese Minister and Countess 140 radio, Lord John Russell, and Viscount Hardinge arrived.this afternoon. The Belgian Minister and the Marquis of Breadal- Dane remain on a visit. The band of the Ist Life Guards attended iu the Castle du r i ng di nner, yes t er d ay, an d per f orme d the fol. le mling pieces : trek "H.R.H. th e P r ince of Wales," Duchess of Kent. "tun " Die Custigan Weiber von Windsor" Otto Nicolai. rot • , - yrP° ll -rri Guillaume Tell" Rossini. i'zer "La Figlia del Reggimento" W. Guernsey. Selection, " Lucia di Lammermoor" Donizetti. 01 kap " Gnus an Hamburg" Leutner. The Queen and Prince, with the Duke and Duchess of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, took a drive, the 41°1110 0n, attended by the Countess of Desart, this Countess of Gustave de Lannoy, and the Hon. Beatrice ~,,1 3Y 4 g - Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Colonel Wylde were in attendance on horseback. The dinner party this day included the King of the B elgians, the Duchess of Brabant, the Duchess of Kent, ate Duke of Brabant, and the Count of Flanders, the ! 434 3 7 in Waiting to the Duchess of Brabant, the Lady I ° Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, Lady Caroline Bar lington, Lady Frances Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Earl G ranville, the Belgian Minister, the Portuguese Minis !" and Countess Lavradio, the Marquis of Bread:ll - Lord John Russell, Viscount Hardinge, Sir 3 . icr a •teefi Clark, Count Gustave de Lannoy, Colonel de ' 4o erkerke, Baron Prisse, and M. Ricken. The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards was in attend 411ee during dinner. The Queen's private band after- W ards attended in the Castle and played the following co mpositions • Overture—" Lodoiska " Cherubini Selection—"Em Feldlager in Schlesien " Meyerbeer Itctuance Choaur du Marche—" Massaniello". OCT. 30. The Queen and Prince, the Prince of Wales, the P rince h ss Royal, the Princess Alice, and the King of the 'elgians, the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, and the d omestic household, attended divineservice this morning In the private chapel of the Castle. The Belgian Minis- I Earl Granville, the Marquis of Breadalbane, Lord J ohn Russell, and Viscount Hardinge were also at the aer cice. The Hon. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant, the. Count of I nders, and the Princess Charlotte of Belgium, the 'Mies and gentlemen of their suite, and the Portuguese Cl:lister and Countess de Lavradio, went to the Catholic ellapell at Clewer. Thy. Chancellor of the Exchequer has left town for ~ awairden Castle, near Chester. Lord Stanley of Alderley has left town for his seat, Alderley-park, Cheshire. DeF,patches were received at the Colonial-office on Sa turday from the Governors of Hong-Kong, Ceylon, and Labu an . Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governors of the North American pro- Vinces. CLERICAL OBITUARY FOR THE WEEK. S the ctor reaclY Cora" f g; art a s al)" It th e k71 11 !' , )te 1 Cuba such 1, the m be asolu 3long- tho been E. Ca' nder rthilY inst. if the e sonle [opt 11 l g the e UP ed at. JO' : ral of d point - L been a th e )ri the cid on viio ll 9 th th e -ed ill to he'. rain s 3crov P ) , 3 the Filli°‘ ssed t 6 , the ONVi_ 4 l/,° ; TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1853. market is in a sluggish state, and prices have a downward tendency. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 57s to 57s 6d, and for the spring 58s per cwt. Town tallow is 58s per cwt. net cash ; rough fat, 3s 3d per 81bs. 1849. 1850. 1 1851. 1852. 1853. IB] 1 — Stock this day .. •... 45,677 46,344 65,409 30,771 37s Od ,38s 3d to 37s 6d to 43s 3d rice of Y. C. •• •• to 37s 3(l' 38s ad 005 Od to 435 6d Delivery last week —1 2,342 2,322 2,989 2,123 Ditto from June 1.- 1 36,134 39,351 38,499 36,137 Arrivals last week.. 0 ,403 12,305 26,165 5,478 Dittofrom June 56,268 60,055 67,375 26,280 Price of Town 39s 6d 415 Od J 39s 6d 45s Od 21,612 .- 578 Od to 578 6d g, 3,025 ,'', 45,870 ‘" 2,064 44,167 11 61; Od THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The General Screw Steam Shipping Company's ship Argo arrived at Southampton on Saturday morning to discharge cargo. A deficiency of fuel caused Captain Hyde to put into Plymouth, in stead of running direct for Southampton, as is in tended to be the case with this line of steam ships. The whole of the large amount of bullion brought by the Argo will be forwarded by special train, and delivered at the Bank of England on Monday morning. The successful performances of the Argo, both out and home, will, it is expected, establish a new era in steam communication with Australia, and restore that confidence to steam travelling which has been forfeited by the unfortunate and protracted voyages of the ships belonging to other companies. The Argo has made a voyage round the wor ld in the short space of five months and 19 days, and of this time upwards of six weeks were spent in Aus tralia. The actual time under steam and canvas has been only 121 days ; the total distance run out and home has been 27,900 miles ; giving an average per day of nearly 230 miles, or slightly over 9i miles per hour. In the annals of steam navigation no such satisfactory result has hitherto been pre sented. Steam power has only been used as an auxiliary, when the winds happened to be light or adverse. The consumption of coals during the whole passage has therefore only amounted to 2,105 tons, of which 845 tons were expended out ward, and 1,260 tons homeward, giving an average of rather more than 17 tons per die,m. Owing to these ships being fully rigged, the greatest advan tage can at all times be taken of favourable winds, and the steam power is during these circumstances completely dispensed with. In the present voyage, with fair winds and with all canvas set, the Argo has made 13 and 14 knots an hour for days to gether, and close-hauled 11 to 12 knots, in both cases with the screw feathered. This apparatus has, we understand, answered remarkably well, and has enabled the screw to be adjusted to such a pitch, when the engines have been at rest, as to offer no impediment to the great speed of the ship produced by the sails alone. Out of the crew of seamen who left Southampton in the Argo but six have returned. Captain Hyde had to give 501. for the run home to able seamen, equal to 251. a month. Many of the seamen had returned from the mines, and possess con siderable amounts of gold, the result of their indi vidual success at the goldfields. One of them has over 2,0001. The passengers also brought con siderable quantities besides the large freight on the manifest, but these amounts are always concealed to prevent freight from being charged. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Euxine, with the bulk of the Australian mails, conveyed by the Singapore and Suez route, is ex pected to reach Southampton on the 3d proximo. These dates extend to the 28th of July from Syd ney, and to the 2d of August from Port Philip. The Argo has consequently beaten the overland route in the delivery of mails from Sydney no less than 20 days, and from Melbourne 28 days. It is proper, however, to state that a delay of 12 days took place at Singapore of the mails brought up by the Chusan, that steamer having arrived there on the 4th of September, four days after the departure of the China steamer, which, it will be remem bered, was dispatched from Hong Kong and. Singapore five days before the appointed time, in consequence of the moonsoon season. Had the China steamer, therefore, left at the proper date, the Chusan's mails would have reached Singapore just in time to be sent forward by the mail which arrived a fortnight since. These delays will in future be obviated on this route, inasmuch as the Australian steamers are to commence running direct from King George's Sound to Ceylon, instead of to Singapore. Nevertheless, even if this be the case, it is doubtful if the oceanic track can be per manently beaten, if voyages like that accomplished by the Argo continue to be made, as the frequent stoppages and chances of delay will impair the effi ciency of the India route, and render it useful merely as a supplementary service, and one of more benefit in maintaining a communication be tween the Australian colonies and India and China than with this country. The splendid results of the Argo serve additionally to prove the correctness of the opinions, long entertained here, that the best long sea route is that outwards by the Cape and homewards round Cape Horn. TILE VICTORIA SCREW CLIPPER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siu,—As the builder of the screw clipper ship Vic toria, I have to thank you for the notice you have taken of her, having made the quickest run ever yet accom plished between England and Australia. I hope you will do me the further favour to notice the great superiority of this achievement of the Victoria over that of the Argo, which has been made the subject of so much praise. The Argo is said to have accomplished the distance between England and Australia in 64 days. The Victoria has really run the distance in 59 days 221 hours, including two days' stoppage at St. Vincent's, thus beat ing the Argo by more than four days. The exact dates are as follows :—Left Gravesend June 19, 5.30 a.m. ; reached Adelaide August 18, 4 a.m.-59 days 22. hours. Now, the 64 days in which the Argo is said to have made the run are from Southampton to Port Philip, being about the same distance. At Adelaide the Victoria remained 2 days 13 hours, and afterwards sailed for Port Philip, which she reached in 64 days. I can only suppose that the reason why the Argo is so much eulogised for her voyage of 64 days, and the Vic toria not at all commended for her voyage of 59 days 22i hours, is that the real facts were not exactly brought out. Do me one more act of justice. The Adelaide steam ship is a sister ship to the Victoria—identical in her hull, identical in her screw, identical ia her machinery, and in all qualities the same as the Victoria. The one (Vic toria) has made the fastest, the other (Adelaide) one of the slowest passages on record. As builder of the Ade laide I was blamed for all the disasters of that ship. I, on the contrary, attributed those disasters to mismanage ment, and staked the issue upon the result of the Victo ria's voyage. The public can now judge which was in fault—the ship, the builders, or those who had charge of vessel. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, . SCOTT RUSSELL. 37, Great George street, Westminster, Oct. 29. G. a s y t. e m ve a n r i y ng s , , t L h e e w S i o sh ci a e ra ty , a true and excellent peal of triples, upon Stedman's o f CHANGE CollegeYouths ß nirGl" accomplishedatu Saturday prin ciple, containing 5,040 changes, in three hours and two minutes, being the first peal in the method upon the bells. It was composed by Mr. Thurstans, of Bir mingham, and conducted by Mr. W. Cooter. Weight of tenpr, 22 cwt. .D.Ear,oF THE BISHOP OF DERBY.—A vacancy ha s been le On the Irish Episcopal Bench by the death of the Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Ponsonby, Lord Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, which took place at the episcopal palace on Thursday. The deceased prelate was a supporter of the national education system, and 1 his political principles were those of the liberal party ; but the natural suavity and unobtrusiveness of his manners, and the perfectly unbiassed mode in which he exercised his patronage, were such as to secure for him the esteem of all parties. His lordship had, for the last few years, been in delicate health, having arrived at an advanced age. While he held the dignity of Dean of St. Patrick's, he was a very popular preacher, his pulpit discourses being remarkable for chasteness and beauty of composition, and his appeals to the sympathies of his audiences for the principal charities of the Irish metropolis were found most effective, never failing to elicit a liberal response. In the year 1828, Dr. Ponson by was elevated to the episcopal bench, having been then appointed Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora. He was translated to the diocese of Derry in 1831, and on the death of Dr. Bissett he succeeded to the see of Raphoe, the two dioceses being united under the Church Temporalities Act. The income of the see is about 7,0001. per annum. It is said that Dr. Pakenham. the Dean of St. Patrick's and brother-in-law of the late Duke of Wellington, is likely to be the successor of Dr. Ponsonby. DEATH OF Loan CLONCURRY.—Another of the men who figured remarkably in the troublous period which preceded the union between Great Britain and Ireland has passed to his final account. Lord Cloncurry died on Friday night, at his residence county Dublin, at the advanced age of 80 years. His lordship published his own memoirs about four years ago. From this book and other sources we learn that he was at all events suspected and openly charged by the government of the period (1798) with being a disaffected person. He suffered a long imprisonment, but was not brought to trial. How he was taken by the hand by the Marquis of Anglesey, when that over-credulous nobleman was Viceroy of Ireland, and how he and other persons of the same peculiar political opinions succeeded in ruling his Excellency in return, will be found detailed with perfect candour in the work referred to, viz. :—" Recollections of the Life of Lord Cloncurry," published by M'Glashan, Dublin. In 1803 Lord Cloncurry was married to the daughter of Major- General Morgan, and some years afterwards the lovers of scandal were entertained by a trial for crim. con. in which his lordship was plaintiff and Sir John Bennet Piers defendant. His lordship obtained heavy damages, and that marriage was dissolved. He then married the daughter of Archibald Douglas, Esq., who died in 1841. His lordship is succeeded in his titles and estates by the Hon. Edward Lawless, a deputy lieutenant of the county Dublin. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS .DAY. BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILIVATS. Closing Prices Saturday. Business done this day. Aberdeen Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct I Birming. Wolverh. & Stour. Valley ...... Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... ... Bristol and Exeter... Caledonian Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dublin&Belfast,Jvc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian__ I Do., (£lB E & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Po., New A,. FAA Lancashire East &West Ind. Dk & Binning. June Edinburgla& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Laneash.andYorksh, Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un, Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwall Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud. Bright & S. est. Lond. and. N. Westu. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.Sh.,M&B 0 London and S. Westn. Do., £5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. & Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. lJn Midland Do.Birmng. &Derby Midld.G.West.(lre.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry &Enniskillen 'N ewry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk .... Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 , Do., No. 2 Do., a A Deferred Do., I B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central , cottishMidland Shrewsbury & Bi t rag. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St c Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Miu ; Do. Halveso. e .. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales ------ I S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall Winabledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. 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Paid. RAILWAY/. Leasing satur day. this day. Compans. 50 all Bedford and London & Bletcbley.. .. N. West ... 301 au Birm. & Oxfd. guarantee._ Gt.Wostn. 30/ all Do. withoutgr Do ••• 30 all Birm•Wolv.& Dndlayguar. Do 301 all Do.wthtguar. Do • ---- ••• St. 100 Bnckghamsh. L.&N.W 9B 101 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon 4B —5O St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 138 142 140 25 all Glstr.& Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 30 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &NMd 107 - 169 25 all Do. i Shares. Do 53 71 —54 i 12 all Do. Shares. Do 27 28 13i all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13i 14 20 all Do. Preference Do 2i. —2spcd 20 100 Lowestoft g r. 4 per cent . Norfolk ... 20 100 Do. 6 per ct. 5i all Manch. Bxtn. L.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2 - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 98 100 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 59 61 50 at! Do. 6 per et. Do — 50 all Do. Fixedsp eDo — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &Ln&Yk 12i 12 Do. i Shares. Do — St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 137 142 St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do 137 142 25 181 Shef.Roth.and Lancash& Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. dis 12 9. S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 2 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. 25 all Do Do 29 30 30 St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn 95 97 MINES. 100' 1t,.. 100 ;t.'loo ;t. 100 3t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 2 11 (1 all .6. 11 M. 100 'A) MI 4 llt i 0 all all Ll 3 all LO 7 3t. 100 3t. 100 ?,0 12 LO 1 3t. 100 E 0 34 - ;5 all !,5 all it. 100 2s it. 100 3t. 100 i 0 47i' '5 17 __2 it. 100 6i 4 5 17 i 0 71 .t 0 all St. 11007 16 16 16 11i 8 all 8 8 20 17. 20 all 10 10 St. 100 It lloo ;t. 100 . 100 of 8 !6i all L 33 all ?,13 all !O 63 50 all 3t. 100 50 all tO 15 !O 5 15 161 15 20 0 21s. ;t. 100 15 20 !,5 11§ 3t. 100 Aberdeen .. Do. No. 2, 7 p. c..., Bris. &Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5a per cent 6a Cork &Bandonsip.e 11 DundeePorth &A.ber deen Junction 0.1 EastAnglian (-..C3105) 6 per cent 611 Do. (a) 7 per cent 2 Do. 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Pref. 4a per cent 6 Norfolk Extension, X) Do. 5 p.c, Ext. 10 Do. Guar. 5a per et IQ Do. Way. Val. sp. c. 10 North British J 1 North Staffordshire )() Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. .5 Do J 1 Shrews. &Birm.N.G al Shrowsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. 0 Do. 5 per cent al !South Devon. 5 I all G 1 a] 10 a] 20 a] 10 1 11 641 al St. 1101 50 I al 12isl ii 12i a] 25 al 10 I al 12: 1 ; al 12A ~: St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 St. 101 20 al St. 101 15 I L 10 I al 101 11 25 I a] 10 li Do. Now 0 6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. )0 Do. 44 per cent. Pre. 11S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. 3 Waterfd.Sailk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4p.c.Pref. St. 1101 20 I al St. 11 17 1 1 25 li 5 Do .0 York&N.Midlandli and S. Purch FOREIGN. 5 Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac all. Charleroi& Erquelin. 14 Dij ou and Besancon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula 0 Gd. Junct. of France 11 Gt. Western of Canada Shares . 3 Lucca & Pistoja sp. c 51 all prof .5 Luxembourg .0 Do. (Railway) 2 Do. 3 Do.o. 6p. ct (Canal) 5 p . pr0f...... .2 Lyons & Mediterran 7) i Madras 11 Namur & Liege (with interest) .11 Do. (ex interest) II Northern of France Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds all (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs ) all NorwegianTrunkProf 10 Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen J all Paris and Strasbourg A 4 ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 10.1 10j Quebec & Richmond 20 all Rouen and Havre , 10' 20 10 20 2 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse 2 Sth-Eastrn. of France 6 Southern of France 2s. Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 Do. 5i per c. Prof 10 Western of France 4 West. of Switzerland 12 ,Zealand. 3 2 d 4 2d 12 —l3 1. 2Ap 2 d i 2 3 p P A lip 2 2Api 2i - 8 - 8 5 -5; 1 - 1. 1 - i - 20 1 1J 10 li 10 I 20 1 20 ' 20 a] 50 a] 16 8J 12a a a 21 64 3 1 41 1 m Si 104 3i 191 601 i 1i 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 4 d 10s. all Anglo Californian d— par 10 2 Australasian 1 - d 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera i$ id 2 1 all Australian Freehold d i 1 all Ave Maria — d 1 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4d par' 1 all BritishAustrin. Gold 6 a d 20 13.5 British Iron 7 9 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issned at .£5 pm 4 5 5i 61 30 all Do. Cooaes dr Cuiada 26 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —36 1 i Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 4l —43 5 1 Colonial ... 15 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. 5 7pxd 5 all English and Austrin. Copper Smeltg.Co. 24 3 20 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein... 4 d— 4 p 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 4 A d 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.drCaliforn.Gold Quartz Crush. Co. 4 1 all Mariquita. 10 9 Mexicau&S.Americn 6i 7 6i 1 all New Granada d— par 1 all Nouveau Monde a 6 p la i 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. . 5 1 Port Philip 4— d 1 all Quartz Rock d— par 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New 30 10i Santiago de Cüba 1 all south Australian 10 7 Tin Croft 5 7 284 all United Mexican 3i 4 1 all Waller — dis 1 all West Granada 4 d 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 7l 73 734 50 all British N. American 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 4 d— j d 100 25 Colonial ... 60i 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 2 lid 84 20 15 Lond. Chart. Bk. of Australia — iP 50 20 London and County.. 50 10 London Joint Stock.. 22 24 100 20 Loud. & Westminster 33 35 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 22?- 2 National of Ireland.. 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 43 45 25 5 Do. New 100 25 ' rovincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New — ••• 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co i dis— par 25 all South Australia 39 41 25 all Union of Australia 69 71 26 Do. Now — 74 50 10 Union of London lB 191 4.0 all Union of Madrid , MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. 38 40 41 340 20 12 Australsn.Pcilic.Mail 10 8 Australis. Royal Mail 50 384 Brit. American Land 55 60 100 326 Canada — -- 5 5 Crystal Palace — 4 p 54 6 4 2 Crystal Pal. of France 20 3 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 16 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land l4 id 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 35 37 1 all Submar. Telegraph .. 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization.......- 100 28. Van Diemen's Land, 15 —l6 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.) LONDON, Oct. 31. -Wind this day at Noon, S., light breeze, and fine weather. DEAL, Oct. 30. --Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sarah Mill idge, Belize. Arrived from the River—Stately, for New Zealand ; Isabella Blyth, Swan River—and all sailed ; Buccleuch, Mauritius ; Mersey, Port Philip ; Honduras, Honduras ; Stag, St. Helena. Arrived from the River, and sailed—Northumberland, for New York. Put back— Hazard, Melbourne, leaky, and returned for the River. DOVER, Oct. 30.—Wind, S. Sailed—Samson, Port au Prince, after repairing ; Amadora, Cuba. SOUTHAMPTON, OCt. 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Argo (s), Australia. PORTSMHOUT, Oct. 30.—Wind, E. to S., variable. Sailed—Hiram, for Melbourne ; Mary Bannatyne, Port Philip—with the whole of the outward bound. TORBAY, Oct. 30.- Sailed—Meander, Launceston, Van Diemen's Land. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 30. -Wind, S.W. Arrived—Omega, Sydney, N.S.W. ; John Rowell, Quebec. FALMOUTH, Oct. 30.—Wind, variable. Arrived—Pallas, Now York ; Courier, Buenos Ayres ; Dantzic, Manzanillo. and Cuba. Off Port—Chance, Trinidad, for London ; Regulus: do. and Cuba ; Don Ricardo, China, and sailed for London ; Titania, Rio Janeiro. PENZANCE, Oct. 29.—Arrived—Tar, Quebec. Sailed — Sophia, Cardiff and Savanilla. WIVENHOE, Oct. 30.—The Neptunus, of Krageroe, Hernosand to London, grounded on Whitener Sand, and proceeded in tow of a steamer, with extra hands, being very leaky. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 29.—Wind, N. Arrived—Clydes dale, Mauritius ; Joseph Howe, Callao. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday, 10.30 a.m. CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN. Wind, S.E., fine ; tide, three-quarter's flood. Arrived—Oct. 30—Queen (s), from Harlingen ; Sun beam, Carthagena and Villa Nova; Byzantum, Taganrog; La Ponle Cherbourg ; Affianes, Marseill es ; A mazon, Riga ; William, Leer ; Cants, Santa Cruz ; Xanthus, Dantzic. Arrived —Oct. 31—Caledonian (s), from Hamburgh ; Ravensbourne (s), Antwerp ; City of Paris (s), Boulogne; Ocean (s), Havre ; Fyenoord, Rotterda m ; Alerta, Oporto ; Fides, Horsens ; Caroline, Cronatadt • Gratitude, do. ; Victoria, Antwerp ; Le Mentor, Nantes; William, Cron sta.dt ; Warrior, Riga. DEAL, Monday, 9.10 aam Wind S.W., moderate breeze. Anchored—Stag, from London, for St. Helena. Sailed—The Sarah Millidge, for Sheerness. SHOPLIFTING BY A LADY.—A case that has excited a great deal of interest in Dublin which could not be easily appreciated at a distance, occupied the Criminal Commission Court all day on Saturday, and has been indeed the general topic of conversation here for several days past. It is a charge of shoplifting against a highly respectable young lady, a Miss Margaret Cart well, who, along with her sisters, keeps a most respect able school in one of the fashionable quarters of the city. It appears that some days since she was purchas ing ribbons in the commercial house of Messrs. Can nock and White, when one of the assistant. . Ire her, as he believed, slip a piece of ribbon, which immediately not paid for, into her reticule. police were charged her with the theft, and she was.ltatkbeen to another apartment, where she remained until theunstolen ribbon was sent for. On being searched me time sitting. she was for so not found on her, but it appears to been discovered shortly after near where h se has been such that by the prosecutors to remove an application Asir The excitement causeddeb t o ea w 's Bench, a and have it tried by a special it into the Queen ap pl i cation was unsucc essful, and it rse before the Chief Baron and Baron j e u a r m y e ; e b b u i t a Richards, at due course cou the commission of over and terminer on Saturday. A large bar of the most distinguished counsel en gaged on both sides. The case had not termi- I nsvnatned at the adjournment of the court. 59i i 60f ili i 461 7 117 18 - I , I,IP 6i - 7 31 - 34 124 7 - 16 - 39 - 36 -- 18i id 7i id 2 3 - .•. ---- 8 -- A...... 13} 16p 40 36 4p 1 19i LITERATUBE. Books for the Country. Bees ; their Habits, Management, and Treatment. By the Rev. J. G. Wood, Author of the " Illustrated Natural History." Routledge. There is a considerable amount of information on the management of an apiary, given in this little publication, which cannot fail to be of service to all who may desire to possess any knowledge on the subject. Some illustrations are met with, and the whole manner of describing the plans proposed is clear and evident to every capacity. Florian and Creseenz. A Village Tale, from the Black Forest. By Berthold Auerbach ; tran slated by Meta Taylor. Chapman and Hall. This is a pleasing little story ; some of the inci dents appear rather improbable to an English reader, but no one can help being interested in Florian's manoeuvres, and in Cresceny's endeavours to make things go on smoothly, surrounded as she was by difficulties and doubts. The unfortunate Florian is thrown into prison, but escapes, only, however, to be caught again. At last, after all their confusions and counter-plots, all goes favour ably with the energetic, if not very prudent, hero and heroine. Clan Albyn. By Mrs. Johnstone. Routledge. A very romantic tale is here presented to our notice. It is rather a complicated narrative, and requires attentive observation to comprehend it, but it is exceedingly interesting. All the scenes are sketched with vivacity and energy ; we are taken into many countries with the hero, who is the heir to the Clan Albyn estates, although he does not know it till the conclusion of the tale. Moonie, the old Highland nurse, is very ably described, and contributes greatly to the interest of the part of the story, which is laid in Scotland. Mrs. John stone has been very successful in her attempt to depict the peculiarities of her own country. Alderman Ralph. By A. Hornbook. Routledge. This is a very entertaining little sketch of the troubles and trials that befel the inhabitants of the borough of Willowacre. The great cause of con troversy arose from a bridge - deed having been lo s t many years before, in consequence of which the unfortunate townspeople had to pay a toll to the proprietor of the bridge, while in reality they should have been exempt from it. The principal members of the corporation used to meet at the Wheatsheaf Parlour every evening , and universal harmony used to reign among them, until one un lucky day, when Gregory Markpence made his sud den appearance among them, and "peace, perfect peace, was never restored there." After a series of events, some ludicrous and others melancholy, the deed was discovered, but in the course of the trans actions so much ill feeling had been created, that it was impossible for all the parties to meet as formerly in their little conclave. May Silveston is a very pleasing character, and excites great interest; but the same praise cannot be awarded to Alice Pevensey, who acted in a most absurd manner, and did not appear to know her own mind. A great deal of skill is exhibited in the description of Threap the lawyer, Dingyleaf the great scholar, and Jack Jiggs the fiddler. On the whole, there is much to be pleased with in these two volumes, and they will very probably become popular. The _History of liungary. By E. L. Godkin. Mark Sutherland. By Emma Southworth. Cassell's Natural _History. _ The Alps : Switzerland and Savoy. John Cassell. The history of Hungary from the earliest times to the conclusion of the insurrection of 1848, with which for the time it unfortunately closes must be a work of interest to the historical student. The life and reign of Maria Theresa (" the mother of her people," as the enthusiastic Hungarians called her on her according to them some civil rights) is fully given. There are numerous illustrations, with the portraits of the chief L leaders and their enemies. Mark Sutherland" is a story of American life ; it is a tale of "power and principle." The hero, a planter's son, releases his slaves, and the young lady to whom he is attached . breaks off her engage ment when he is no longer rich. He fortunately finds a worthier companion in the heroine of the tale, who very inopportunely dies at the moment he attains his highest ambition and enters the senate. "The Alps," &c., is a description of the country surrounding them, which has reached the seventh number. It is to be completed in twelve monthly parts. " Cassell's Natural History" in the present part describes the feathered tribes. Numerous illustrations aro given, and every variety of bird described, with interesting and. appropriate quota tions. Many birds, littlo known, such as the tailor bird and the umbrella bird, find a place in these pages. DEATH FROM LIGHTNING.—On Saturday night an inquest was held by Mr. Baker, at St Katherine's Docks Hotel, on Jasper Allen, aged 38, a book-keeper in the employ of Messrs. Pickford and Co. The de ceased had just left the London Decks during the storm on Thursday evening, after booking somo goods to go by the railway, and was 'al front of the waggons outside the gates, when a vivid flash of lightning was observed, and he suddenly fell. When picked up he was lifeless. Medical aid was resorted to, but without effect, and it was the opinion of the medical man that he had been struck by the lightning. Verdict—Natural death. REPAVING OF GRACECHURCH-STREET.—This important thoroughfare is closed for the purpose of being repaved. Notwithstanding the substitution of granite blocks for wood paving in many thoroughfares of the metropolis, of equal importance, as better suited to their great and constant traffic, this street is being repaved with new blocks of wood, as before. MR. ABRAHAM, ARCHITECT.—We are requested to state that the following gentlemen were in attendance at the Central Criminal Court on Saturday, when the case against Mr. Abrahams, the architect, came on, and were ready to testify in the strongest terms to the care, professional experience, and ability of that gentleman : Sir Richard Bethell, Q.C., M.P., Sir Charles Barry, R. A.; Mr. P. Hardwicke , R . A. ; Mr. William Tite ; s P i r ia of w ess ( o o r ffi D oi o a n l a r l e d f s e o r n e e ; ) ;Mmr.r.T j li . o m a a s ß H uo o o p i p n e g r ;; A lV i i r r . . j _J a m o h e n s Pi nn ethorne, of her Majesty's Woods and Forests ; Mr. Ambrose Poynter, (official referee) ; Mr. George God. win, F.R.S. (district surveyor) ; Mr. Henry A. Hunt ; Mr. George Pownall ; Mr. H. Maltby; Mr. Benjamin Ferrey ; Mr. Thomas Little ; Mr. H. Holland ; Mr. John Addison, C.E. ; Mr. J. H. Hakewill, Mr. A. E. Frend ; Mr. E. Horne, Mr. W. Nixon, as well as several district surveyors. DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S. --Last evening (Sunday), between si:: and seven o'clock, the inhabitants of Hatton-garden and Hatton-wall, were greatly terrified in consequence of a tremendous ex plosion taking place in the Rose and Crown tavern, the property of Mr. J. Keinps, situate at the angle of the two before-named thoroughfares, which was at tended with a great destruction of property, and very serious injuries to the landlady. It appears th a t M rs. Keinps, who was behind the bar, was in the act of draw ing some spirits from one of the taps, when a tremendous explosion of gas took place, resembling in sound the dis charge of a large cannon. At the same moment bottles filled with spirits, various liquor casks, tumblers, cue., were scattered about and broken as i f discharged from some projectile used in war. The pieces of glass from the broken vessels were hurled about, and the unfortunate female had her face, and other portions of her body fearfully cut. Three men who were standing in front of the bar were much shaken by the force of the explosion, and two of them were triflingly injured by the shower of broken glass. The whole house was quickly placed in darkness, and those who were able made a precipitate retreat into the street, expecting that the building was about to fall. In the course of a second or so afterwards it was found that the bar-parlour had become ignited. Two or three of the nei,ghbours therefore rushed into the place and succeeded in extricatin fto g ollopianl M waisrde r tdgai s tr. . keian K tg e d m io p f and in extinguishing the fire. Mr. Bartlett, the surgeon, of Hatton-garden, was sent for, and he promptly attended, and found blood streaming from the injuries inflicted on the female. He at once adopted measures to alleviate her sufferings, but she still remains in a very precarious condition. Her husband wo o u n , at the time. Several police-officers of the G division, however, soon n s d oo or n ed ar c l - i i i v ri e n d g , which nothing posi ensued. As to the cause of the accidentme elerations the an d confusion pi tive could be learned, but it seems that s e e; 1 •even . ted the house sy posed that the gas had escaped from of ted behind the walls, in the gas fittings had recently been m s a o d m of the pipes, and that it had accu omnutaet with the lighted and at length had come in chandelier, and hence the mischiefA e defect iisn sup in RANK-NOTE.--011 SINGULAR RECOVERY Wednesday last a poultry and., . class refreshment-room , ceded by a train about at the Shrewsbury c, Wellington. After d . • isposm the middle of the dt g some refreshment ins:at sec2ee 51. bank note . lle remembered 8- that he had lost a for what may this when lie paid for what he had had at having seen . and in the forlorn Shrewsbury station, and hope of hearing something of his lost property , be returned to this town of his goods in that place , by an afternoon train. He went at once to the refresh ment-room, and there, trampled upon and dirty by con tact with many feet, he found, to his surprise and infi nite g ratification, the note he had dropped three or four hours before.—Shrewsbury Journal. RECOVERY OF A WIFE THROUGH THE ELECTRIC TELE GRAPIL—A few days since a telegraphic ceived at the Strood. Station of the to the following effect :—,, PI a North Kent Railway, e. se to detain two ladies, one short and the other tall, and a man very much marked with small-pox." The parties were stated to be in a first class carriage. In consequence of this communication, on the arrival locked, and. the parties ptahret itersa ill were Ol' a : t discoveredl i e i gh dealer, detaineda thatm after , theon their Sta ood. A message back to London brought down a gentleman who claimed one of the ladies as his wife, who t was said had eloped with his managing man. After some parleying the lady joined her husband, and the parties departed in cabs, taking different directions.— KeW A Observer. x 2: w_. TB BA. - - ( From the Gettei:al Board of ,Betilth.) Oct. 27 and 28—ChOlera (deaths);.,... ;, 5 The parochial board of D71:1;??,:relitorl: that, ,since the last return as to the state of di',4p.:tNe:town, the cases of this disease haregradu_allietili- though, as yet, we cannot say that there is any "iiefk alarming num ber of such cases. We find thedi blistitig in all parts of the town. LUTON. Oct. 28.—Cholera (deaths) 2 In respect to these cases the registrar remarks, that little has yet been done to purify the houses where these and previous cases have occurred, or to remove the nuisances. The yards, cesspools, &c., are at the pre sent time in a filthy, unwholesome condition, emitting most noxious effluvia, and can only be fruitful in diseases and death. NEWCASTLE4JPON-TYNE. Oct. 29.—N0 deaths were registered in the union since last return. GATESHEAD. Oct. 29.—N0 deaths were registered in the union since last return, METROPOLIS. It appears, from returns made by the superintendents of the D, K, M, N, and V divisions of police to the commissioners, and by them transmitted to the General Board of Health, there have been eleven cases of cholera within those districts on the 26th and 27th inst., of which five have resulted fatally. In two instances, the patient died 14 hours after attack, and in a third in 12 hours from the. time of seizure. BLACKUENTII.---A very severe case of cholera is re ported as having occurred at Blackheath. The patient, a child, was, at the time of the report of the surgeon, in a state of collapse, and dying. The house is " one of eight, in a small place misnamed a square, all without water and drainage, and all with overflowing closets." " In my opinion (adds the medical attendant) all are un fit for human habitation, and all ought to be closed to prevent further cases of cholera." A fatal case occurred in the house directly opposite in 1849, and diseases of a low type, fever, &c., have prevailed ever since that pe riod. The same surgeon, in reporting the above-men tioned case in 1849, at that time stated his conviction that these houses were " unfit for human habitation.'' Mr. Hall, from the Poor-law Board, and Dr. Milroy, from the General Board of Health, had an interview on Thursday with the board of guardians of Wandsworth. The union embraces the parishes of Battersea, Wands worth, Putney, Clapham, Tooting, and Streatham dis tricts, varying much in respect of natural advantages, as well as in other local circumstances intimately affecting health. The full extent of the onerous and very respon sible additional duties imposed on the parochial medical officers, by the regulations and directions which the Ge neral Board of Health has issued under the present Order in Council, would not appear to have been quite appreciated by these gentlemen or by the board of guar dians. After the explanations given by Mr. Hall and Dr. Milroy, the board at once recognised the importance of the suggestion that the duties of sanitary inspection and general hygienic superintendence of the union be committed to their medical officers by passing a formal resolution to this effect. Hitherto resident medical gen tlemen have been exposed to considerable obloquy, and the risk of injury to their professional pro spects, when called upon occasionally to certify to the existence of nuisances on the premises of the inhabitants, or to make complaint of the unwholesomeness of many dwellings, the property, it may be, of an influential parishioner. But these inconveniences are, of course, at once got rid of when it is understood that these gen lemen have no option left them in the discharge of duties officially imposed upon them, and which are no longer merely voluntary or permissive, but imperative or compulsory. Independently of being constituted the sanitary inspectors of their respective parishes or dis tricts, the medical officers are required to act as health officers at the same time, by maintaining a vigilant sur veillance over the health of the poorer classes, so as to detect at once and bring under immediate treatment all cases of epidemic disease from their first development. Should any considerable increase of sickness take place, so that they cannot efficiently undertake the additional duties required of them, they are without delay to apply to the board of guardians for such assistance as may be necessary. The machinery, when once properly esta blished in conformity with the regulations and directions of the General Board of Health, is capable of ready ex• pansion whenever an emergency may occur. Many cmplaints were made by the members of the board of guardians respecting foul stagnant pools and ditches in different parts of the union, and allusion was made to the disastrous outbreak of cholera in IS4B among the pauper children at Tooting, as being iu part connected with the raking up of filthy ditches, and the exposure of their putrid contents on the bank, without any means having been taken to correct or neutralise the noxious effluvia. There is no question that any disturbance of such foul matters is a most unwise proceeding in times of epidemic sickness, unless due precautions are taken to prevent the atmospheric pollution by the free use of such powerful antiseptics as chloride zinc, chloride of lime, with allum, &C., or by immediately covering all offensive, matter with a sufficient stratum of earth and quick lime. On the 28th inst. Dr. Milroy had an interview with the board of guardians of Shoreditch and of St. Luke. In both parishes the guardians have been energetically at work in removing many nuisances, cleansing out courts and purifying the poorer dwellings when found in a filth y unwholesome condition. Local committees, formed of the members of the board, have perambulated different districts ; and already much good has resulted be mentionedltedfromtheir labours. In proof of their activity, it may that on one day no fewer than 21 owners of houses were summoned at the instance of the guardians of St. Luke's, before the magistrates at Worship-street, for neglect and disobedience, and in every instance an order was ob tained for the suppression or removal of the nuisance complained of. Much difficulty has been experienced in Shoreditch in dealing with the offensiveness caused by the accumulation of dung and other refuse in the yards of manure contractors, &c. These accumulations excite the disgust and grievously injure the health of the resi dents in the neighbourhood. The only plan of abating this abominable nuisance, if such occupations should be permitted at all in towns, is to require the daily entire removal of the offensive matter, so that no collection is ever permitted to remain. The usual pretext for delay, viz., the alleged difficulty of procuring barges or other means of daily removal, should never be listened to ; where there is a will, and still more a necessity, the re i s always found a way. The defective and otherwise very faulty state of the sewerag e in many parts is represented as a serious impediment in the way of sanitary improve ment. With the view of giving greater efficiency to the labours of the local authorities in carrying out the regula tions and directions of the General Board of Health, issued under the recent order in Council, the boards of ropya,riusnhae after me uslhearingadoptedthe j u v a e r n d guardians n r. both e o a c l e o a w t d i n n t g o s resolutionb :—"That the medical officers be tehx lir fl sanitary the d inspectors ,each directions of nf in th h e i s B o n : . d d lo s f - c in t a r c i t t, forthwith pursuance That this remhisbouTlerwatiilolubeof theready Healthhereoft w e:oto inforce. consider the extra offi cers , when the nature an d amount of such e l l eica t d rasiervices shall have been ascertained. That the clerk do for ward a co p y of this resolution to the me di ca l officers severally." The very responsible duties of active sanitary inspection, in conjunction with those of vigilant supervision of the health of the different districts, are thus devolved upon those who, by their local knowledge and their professional avocations, can most efficiently discharge them, thus making a first but very important step towards the formation of a health police. DEPARTURE OF TUE AMERICA.—On Saturday forenoon the royal mail steam-ship A f m ro a m us tl f i o e r A t i h e e rs unit eyforllostoniannerdicHa'aClifaapxtai, wnitLhanthge, sailed usual United, States and British possessions in North Am er i ca, 130 passengers, and a large and valuable cargo of merchaT CAPE M ndise on freight. MAILS ,—SOUTHAMPTON, OUTHAMPTON, Oct. 29.—A letter from the Cape, dated Aug. 26, contains the subjoined paragraph in reference to the inco • nvernent working of the re p sent mail packet arrangements :—" The Bos phorus steamer, with the July mail, arrived here early on the 22d, but, notwithstanding her excellent passag e, too late for sending replies by the Indiana, which left for England two days previous. Much dissatisfaction is felt here with the present arrangement of the days of departure of the steamers, both from England and India. The homeward steamers make the Cape in less time than the outward ones, aid now invariably leave this a day or two previous to the arrival of the latter. Corre spondents must, therefore, put off their replies until the next month, or adopt this course and write, via Ceylon, overland. The evil, however , is not confined to the Cape, for the English mail for St. Helena, which is sent from this by the first homeward packet, must now re main in the post-office here for a whole month before it is dispatched. The alteration of a few days in the de parture of the vessels from either posts would remedy this inconvenience." b In consequence of the repres entations on the subject , lately made by Messrs. Duncan Dunbar and Sons, the , Treasury have notified that, pending the consideration of the general state of the law - as regards the native • St a tes of India, all ginger which has been imported from those States on the faith of being admitted at a duty of • ss, per cut., as well as that which is now on the way, is to be delivered on payment of that rate. he ing lye ro tes I th© pro.' Paid. 3,il a] 5 I a] 6'i I al St. lb 5 1 St. 11l St. Ili St. 1.1 St. li St. 11 St. I.i 50 st:111 St. lb 80 1 56 124 1021 80i i lli I 102 i 8 5 i i 34i i 26i I 36/ i 8i I