The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-25 00:00:00

• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 185 3. MONEY MARKET ) 0 7w41',4.4.°, '.„../.,4,.., SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION. I s . AND _.., •• t• . it :Pi iIA ~, t 114 i ' -4> BRITISH RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business a . Shr. Paid. Itstuwe're. Lessirc cals Cile a: this day. this day. Table showing the Mean Height of Barometer, with the Hope, CITY INTELLIGENCE. Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices Business done _ _ _......- -....--. -..-. Temperature of the Air, on board her Majesty's foo s rf : r •4>. NEWMARKET RACES.this day. this day. 50 all Bedford ond London & Investigator, from August, 1850, to March, 1853 :- (i7c. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. ......._ Bletcblc-.... N. West. ... - ... --_________________ lt is C The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were (THIS DAY.) 304 all Birm. & o . l d.Mean are nut things t St. 100 Aberdeen l9 - 20 Year estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 500 American • - 20 8,:,• Amber Nottng. Bost. guarantee.... Gt.Westn. ... - ... 304 all Do. without Do .. - ••• and Barometer.. l.. Temperature of Air. Month. Maxi- Mini- Maxi- Maxi- Mini- Mean. Were taken on speculation. The market was tame (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) and Eastn. Janet... 4 - 44 44 301 all 'Birm.Wo:v. & mum. mum. mum. mum. Wind. , 134 all Birmiug. Wolverh. & i cneapne Dudley guar. Do - -- -- • but steady at previous rates. The sales comprised CAMBRIDGESIIIRE STAKES. Stour Va11ey......... 8 - 0 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do ... - -- .•• 1850. in °the' 4,000 American, 600 Pernam and Maranham, at 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & St. 100 Buckghainsh., L.&N.W. 98 - 102 Aug..... 30.060 29.390 29.751 +5O +27 +36.5 3.5 amusing e 6d. to 721 d, 100 Bahia, at 6'd. to 61d, 400 Egyptian, LITTLE DAVID 1 Cheshire Juliet l3 -11 dis 50 all IClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 48 -50 Sept..... .650 .470 .809 +46 - 1 +-20.2 3.6 are so ; 276 all Do. Chesil. & Birk., 1 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. Oct. .lBO .380 .861 +24 -23 + 0.2 2.0 ' profitab .270 560 :4 1 80 60 :9 73 78 9 + 4 7 - -4 3 0 2 22 10 3. . 4 2 2 3 . . 5 1 4 t 51d. to 7!,d., and GOO Surat, at 3d. to 34d. per Thirty-nine ran. £5O and 5.',25 Cons. 16 - 18 , 6 per cent, Gt.Nrthn. 138 -142xd x d Nov. e lb. Railway Shares were quiet without any .---- 22 184 Do., £20..... ..... - 44d, 25 all Glstr.& Du. Fr Gt. Westu 30 - 32 Dec ii. St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... 93 - 95 I marked changes in the prices. 100 all 11 - alp]. Dk. & Yk. New. 1851. COURT CIRCULAR. St. 100 Caledonian 494 -50 1 484 * 4 Railway & Berw. ... - ... dious, b Jan .570 .400 .885 -15 -51 -32.5 pay layi n t g b e o i V I Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co., in their over- 50 all Chester & Holyhead. 154 - 164' 154 i 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 107 - 109 our ent( Feb .630 .030 .958 - 9 -51 -37.7 s land letter from India, state •:-- -. 5O all Cork and Bandon... 13 - 15 25 all Do. 4 Shares. Do 534 - 544 5 4 4 20 all Cork, & Pass. ... - ... March ... .720 .338 .946 - 5 -51 -28.5 sant wh WINDSOR, OOT. 24.81ack, , 12* all Do. T Shares. Do 2 - -28 April .... .610 .410 30.037 +3B -32 -4 8 3.1 chop. V "The prevailing tone in the foreign and colonial pro -131 all Lon.&Greenw,S. Eastern 134 - 144 May .600 .560 .023 +47 - 5 1+18.9 2.2 But I f 50 45 Dublm&Beltas.,Junc. 43 - 45 duce markets since our last has been one of considerable The Queen held a Court and Privy Council at three 25 all Dundee Perth&Aber -20 all Do.PreferencelDo 244 -254xd x d June .... .150 .470 29.837 +53 +27 +36.1 3.5 i dulness ; occasionally where it was thought desirable to d dCII Junction 7l - 8 1 20 100 Lowestoft gr. funct y€ July .090 .450 .756 +52 +32 +37.5 3.0 - o'clock this afternoon at the Castle. all Do. New - - , 4 per cent. Norfolk... ... - - Hurst a 2 complete shipping orders, the public sales have gone off 44 Aug. ...., .400 .390 .865 +52 +2l +37.6 2.8 ... rather better, but without any improvement in prices, The Privy Council was attended by his Royal High -20 1.00 Do. 6 per ct. - - .000 .370 .749 +52 + 3 3 1 0 _++32560:.16.7 2:.296 mind is Sept 1 .270 .450 .876 +43 + 1 +24.6 3.1 of these and at the late sales the goods have been mostly bought ness Prince Albert, the Earl Granville, 25 all East Anglian.- ..... 4 Lord President • 18 all Do., (£lB E & 11)....1 3 - 34 5 all Manch. Bxt.u.'L.&li.w. t - Oct. .200 .300 .877 +26 -22 + 3.3 1.9 and the ' 20 ll Easton Counties . 11i - 12 ll al2 and Matlock & Midld. 24 - 3 in, buyers being unwilling to pay previous rates. The , the Earl of Aberdeen, First Lord of the Treasury ; a . .... Nov .750 .630 30 097 +lO -40 -15.2 1.8 not unk n St. all Eastern Union, A 50 all Micldlesbro' & Staten& further rise in the Bank rate for discounts on the 29th Lord John Russell, the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of Stock e ltedcar. . Darlingt. ... - ... contribi ult. to 5 per cent., and the consequent increased rate for 28 - 30 advances, has almost entirely put a stop to any speculative State for Foreign Affairs ; the Duke of Newcastle, St. 100 Do., B. Stock 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland.. 98 - 100 1852. several of State for the Colonies ; Sir James Graham, 25 8* Do., New A ..... - - ••• 50 all Northern and. Jan .600 .280 29.841 + 8 -51 -27.3 3.4 I- demand inour markets, and the home buyers seeing no im- . Secretary . St. 'lOO East Lancashire 6l - 63 61 Feb i 31.000 .070 .777 - 1 -t--47 -25.8 3.1 turn. Easternsp.e.lE. Count. 59 - 61 March 131.000 .410 30.082 + 5 -62 -28.4 2.0 his delni mediate prospect of advance in prices, are content to supply First Lord of the Admiralty ; the Right Hon, W. E. East & West Ind. Dk. 50 -. Do. 6 per et. Do .•• - - - April ....130.430 .520 .164 +3l -38 - 1.4 2.5 at least it themselves only fortheir immediaterequirements. The im- Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer ; the Duke of 50 all & Binning. June.... L . : _-__ . 1 . ) 50 all Do. Fixeds ps Do . - IF J l u a n y e .... ::: ..2 1 5 C 0 3 .603 430 29.987! .75s + +3 51 7 -25 +11 + + 3 10 1. 2 5 3 2 . . 1 6 wth: i tei V : e t w. i i t i a portations have been large, but the delivery from the Norfolk, L or d st ewar d ; th e D u ke of Welli n gton, St. 100 Ed!uburgb & Glasgow 57 10 14 Edinb. and Peebles... ••• - •.. 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. w. Warehou se s ha s co n ti nue d goo d, consequently there is no Master of the Horse; the Marquis of Abercorn, Groom St. 100 - Edin.Prth. &Dundee 21 - 23 22 &LuStYk ... - - 124 12 Do. * Shares. Do i July n material alteration to notice in the stocks. Dyes and of the Stole to Prince Albert ; and Lord Ernest Bruce, St. 100 olasgow&S. Western ... - ••• •• - St. 1 00 Roystn.&llit. GtNorthn 137 - 142 - s dyeing material have been only in moderate demand, at . • .978 + 9 -43 -16.5 3.1 judge n rather lower rates. Indigo, cochineal, and lac dye, are 52 51 Vice-Chamberlain (officiating for the Lord Chamber. :: 100 e) Do., A. Stk. gi 7 5 / 75 4i 5 St, 100 Do.Shepth.St Do ... 137 - 142 25 18i Shef.Roth.lnd Laneash& Aug. .... .170 .400 .816 •-52 - 1 54 1 78 9 i + 32 3 86 3 :50 . 1 2 23 2 .. . 507 9 all lower since our last. The reports from the Conti- lain.) St. 100 Do., B. Stock 122 - 124 121 Y Gooie,g.s p.c. Yorksh. ~. - dis rental Produce Markets notice the general demand as At the Council Parliament was ordered to be further St. 100 Gt. sth. &West.(lre.)loo - 102 1004 12 94 S. StaLorclsh. M.MClean • 24 - 14 i Dec i dell exce pt f or ri ce , i n w hi c h considerabl e business had prorogued from Thursday next, the 27th inst., until the St. 100 Great Western been done. From Calcutta and Bombay the reports 79 - 80 79 84 9/ 12 11 Irish South-Eastern •.. - •.. 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. .. - - Oct.) Sept..... - 1853. Nov. .680 .460 that he Jan 30.120 29.180 29.748 -16 -65 -43.87 4.05 the pt . ( a - 29th November. 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 84 - 8 7 87 .670 28.970 .944 - 4 are most favourable for imports, but in exports there 25 all Do no 29 - 30 Feb a Was but little doing, in consequence of the unfavour- John Parker, Esq., by command of the Queen, was 164 114 Do., Thirds lO -12 p p m St. 100 Wilts&Somrs ititWestn. 96 -- 98 L-• able accounts of prices from the home market. The sworn of her Majesty's most honourable Privy Council, St. 100 Laneash.andYorksh 624 - 621 62* 2 ishackles 20 174 Do., Fifths 7B - 7d 10 . wards no )- quantity of goods coming forward is unusually small. A proclamation was issued for the election of a Scotch 14 11i D a Wet. Riding Un. 5 - 44 MINES. YEARLY A.BSTRACT, of exec: ;-• Prom the cotton manufacturing districts the late reports representative peer in the room of the late Lord Saltouu. 50 all Leeds Northern l2 - 124 121 March... .580 . .400 5- 30.058 f -1.7 -58 -25. 4 2.30 1850. 1852. proveme notice an improvement in the tone of the markets, The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the 20 all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt ... - .• 1 all lAgua Fria ii, in consequence of the improved accounts from India, • . 11* all London & Blackwall 78 - 7i 71 i 1 all lAnglo Austrin. Gold 4d - par Maximum 30.650 Maximum Council in Waiting. 10s. all 'Anglo Californian ... if - par a 28.970 lity of s n and also from increased purchases having been made for 10 7 Lend. Tn. & Sthend. par - Ipm gi Minimum 29.160 Minimum the Continent at rather better prices. In the woollen At the court, Shafi Khan, the Persian Minister, had i St. 100 Lond.Bright&S.Cst. 934 -944 d 10 2 Australasian lid -4 d 29.906 The si Mean 29.828 Mean n 20 5 Australian - 24 districts business transactions continued to be limited, an audience of her Majesty. His Excellency was intro- St. 100 Loud, and N. Westn. 102 - 1026 1014 24 2 Air. Air. a young ,- 20 12 Do. Fifths - z p 12 1 all Australian Coraillera .4 - id and the demand dull. The Colonial wool sales opened duced by the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's principal Maximum +s Maximum +s2 at an ea le on the 20th inst., prices averaging ld. per lb. reduction 10 IDo 10/ 5h.,M&8...0 i - t p 1 all Australian Freehold 1 - 4d Minimum -40 Minimum -52 31 . 000 That is, ;0 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was attended St. 100 London . andS. Westn. 72 - 74 73 24 1 all AveMaila on the previous sale." Mean - .1....... v... Q --,---.. T-4 4-- -.4 . 4-1 , ..-. T....._4:.... Kil AOl Ti., _DMA ld. - 12,1. 1 all 'Ra (lon tad TThelly on -: a nar ,1;,..1 1;4- +0 . 05 that me uafoydrgkhbeeaofil if: The Pelham, from Sydney, brings 4,421 ounces, and the Charlotte Jane, from Adelaide, 34,500 Ounces of gold. The Overland Mail arrived at Marseilles seems likely, according to the Telegraphic Dispatch, to bring satisfactory commercial advices from Calcutta, but the high rate of exchange in China, renders it Certain that specie exports will be continued from England. The English Stock market has been very firm, and with rather more inclination to purchase for investment. Consols hay& realised 91- I, and are now 911 I. The political intelligence is regarded as favourable. The New 31 per Cents. have been 92 - to 4, and the 3 per Cents. 908 to Z.. Bank Stock is flat at 212. East India Stock has been quoted 2451 to 249. Exchequer Bills are par to 4s• premium, and India Bonds 2s. discount. At the court, Shafi Khan, the Persian Minister, had an audience of her Majesty. His Excellency was intro duced by the Earl of Clarendon, the Queen's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was attended by the Secretary Interpreter of the Legation. Sir Edmund Lyons had an audience of the Queen. General Lopez was presented to her Majesty at an audience by the Earl of Clarendon. Sir William Hotham had an audience of the Queen. Her Majesty also gave audiences to the Earl of Aber deen, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl Granville, and Lord John Russell. Lord de Tabley and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. R. Boyle were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Queen and the Duchess of Brabant took eques trian exercise in the riding-house this morning. Prince Albert with the King of the Belgians, and the Duke of Brabant and the Count of Flanders, went out shooting this forenoon, attended by Colonel Wyld, the Count Gustave de Lannoy, and Colonel de Aloerkerke. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington and the Hon. Charles Gore, left the Castle to-day for London. There is not much. doing in foreign securities, but the information that 50,0001. may shortly be expected to complete one Mexican dividend has again caused the stock to rule buoyant at the advance to 24g- I. Spanish New Deferred Bonds have been 211. Brazilian Small Stock is quoted 98 . Russian 42- per Cents. are not higher than 961-, and the 5 per Cents. have been done at 111, 1 2 -. Dutch 21 per Cents. bring 62 to The Railway Market is firmer for the English lines, but with very restricted dealings. North Western have improved as well as Great Western and Great Northern, and the A stock of the latter company is decidedly in favour. French Shares are in more request and looking up. The Gold Mine Shares are neglected, and the Land Companies' are dull. The Australian Banks are a shade lower, as the abundance of money in the colonies will interfere with their profits. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, after the Privy Council, remained at the Castle on a visit to the Queen. The Earl and Countess of Clarendon have been invited and are expected this afternoon. The Persian Minister (attended by Major Malcolm), the Duke of Newcastle, Earl Granville, the Earl of Clarendon, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, the Hon. W. Bathurst, Sir E. Lyons, and Mr. J. Parker, travelled from London to attend the Privy Couneil by a special train on the Great Western Rail way, and arrived at the Castle about three o'clock. A dejeuner was served in the Castle to the noblemen and gentlemen attending her Majesty's Court. 50 40 25 25 8/281 6i 25 50 20 After the Council the Duke of Newcastle, the Persian Minister, Earl Granville, Sir James Graham. the Right Hon. John Parker, the Hon. W. Bathurst, and other gentlemen, left the Castle at half-past four o'clock, and returned by a special train on the Great Western Rail way to Paddington. _ _ _ St. St. St. St. 13A 20 20 50 _ .... Lord John Russell travelled from his residence, Pem broke-I.odge, Richmond-park, to the Castle, to attend the Privy Council. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List.) _ _ Business done . Bank Stock . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities. ...... .. 904 -4 ?, i 1.4 90/ s' - 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 914 i i 2 New 34 per Cent. Annuities 924 -4- I-1 ,i- Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -1G 4 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 -16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 5 7-16 India Stock India Bonds, XlOOO ....... ............ ...... consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2d. £IOOO £500 Small par 4 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per (lent Ditto Small Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 241 5 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. X St llll Ditto 4} per Cent 96.1 7 Ditto Small S ardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 92 S panish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2ll fi Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividends on the above payable in London. D utch Exchange, 21 per Cent. 12 Gull 62 i• Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ... The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town yesterday morning from his seat, Clumber-park, Notts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town yes terday forenoon from Hawarden Castle, near Chester. Dispatches were sent off last evening from the Colo nial-office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong. The Marquis of Lansdowne has arrived at Bowood, Wiltshire, whore he intends to remain during the winter. 50 20 20 25 25 100 42 34 all all 100 100 .. 100 47, 1 , 176 all 100 174 all -10 100 Consols Ditto October Account THREE O'CLOCK. 92 92 MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. 1 : r GAIL - The market is heavy. Floating cargoes of foreign are wanted, and former prices are paid for Brazilian 411 (1 Havana, the supply being small. For duty paid par cels there are not many buyers. The quantity of British P lantation landed last week at the East and West India Pecks was 932 hhds, 131 tierces, 232 barrels • there were taken for home consumption, 1,481 ; hhds , 117 tierces, 531 barrels, The stock in the same place is 12,998 hhds, 2,153 tierces, 4,253 barrels. Refined has been dull at previous rates. Brown lumps 44s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—There is a quiet market. Native Ceylon is at 458 ed to 46s 6d, and not in much demand. The supply is more plentiful. There are but few buyers of Plantation for export or home use, but iower prices are most taken. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and west India Docks was 184 puns, 143 hhds,! there were taken for home consumption 991 puns, 8 hhds, and ex- Ported 43 puns 84 hhds. The stock in the same place is 9 ,303 puns, 595 hhds. COTTON.—The sales are small, but rates are firm. SALTPETRE.-264 bags Bengal at auction sold at 29s for -•1 to 11 percent., and 1,04 bags Madras at 28s 3d for ord 42 i per cent. refraction. ST . lcEs.—Pepper : 80 bags Batavia sold at 4gd for dusty. TALLOW.- P.Y.C. is 58s 6d to 58s 9d per cwt. on the spot, and Town 62s 6d. TEA.—Ord and good common congou have been in much r equest at full rates. HAY MARKETS. ditto, hay, 3/ 5s to 5/ 15s ; clover ' 144 0, 4/ 5s to 61 6s • and straw, 1/ 12 , 4 to 2/ 2s per load. fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. I , O I336[BERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 8s to 51 18s ; clover 4/ 5s to 6/ Os; and straw, 1/ 14s to 2/ 2s per load. s upply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay,to 51 15s ; clover ~.uitto, 4/ Os to 6/ 6s ; and straw, 1/ 103 to 2/ 2s per load. •crade steady, at full prices. The Earl and Countess of Strathmore, and a number of visitors, are at present staying at Glammis Castle. The Earl employs himself in shooting game, of which there is great abundance on the estate. The Princess Nicholas Esterhazy continues indis posed at St. Leonard's-en-Sea. The Countess of Jersey is expected to leave London in a day or two, on a visit to the princess. A Chapter of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle will be held at Windsor Castle, on Friday, the 28th inst., at which the three green ribands, vacant by the deaths of the Marquis of Huntly, Lord Saltoun, and the Earl of War wick, will, it is expected, be be stowed by the Sovereign upon the Earl of Haddington, the Duke of Athol, and Lord Panmure. Summonses have been issued to the knights brethren, and officers connected with the order, to attend at the approaching ceremony of investiture. 100 100 100 1100 20 20 50 20 10 all all 61 all 100 all 15 21s. 100 20 110. 100 100 1100 'lOO 5 100 Do.lo/. 5h.,M&8...0 London and S. Westn Do., £5O. Do., £4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Ludndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shef. & Lincln Do., Man. & Lin. Un nidland Do. Birmng. &Derby' Midld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket , Bury Extension. Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrtd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., . 1 , A Deferred Do., 1. B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Scottish Central ~ 'ScottishMidland 1 Shrewsbury &Biimg. Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St c. Shrewsby. & Berefd. Shrewsby. & Gikester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halveso. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. 6c Riv. Dun Do {StocStockton & Hartlepl. kton Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledn & Croydon York Newetl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase I York & N. Midland.,. ROYAL ARTILLERY.--WOOLWICH, OCT. 24.—Captain i tzmayer's company, 3d battalion, have been placed tinder or d ers to h o ld t h emse l ves in readiness to embark f er Gibraltar, to relieve one of the companies at that s tation. D etac h ments h ave a l s o been placed under orde rs to hold themselves in readiness to embark at the same time f or a passage to Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu, , Mfill up the companies at these stations. Sergeant ajor Morrison, with two sergeants of the Royal. Ar tl,uer3r, have re ce i ve d or d ers t o p r oceed to Liverpool, for w e Purpose of instructing the militia artillery in that distri c t. PICKING THE POCKET OF A DETECTlVE.—lnspector Bates, of the detective force, brought up Patrick Col- Izt daa, whom he charged with picking his pocket on '3llnday evening, in the London-road, Liverpool. Corn d - Vainant, who found the fellow's hand in his pocket, ha rell watching him for twenty minutes previously. He h ad been once before committed for two months, and Was now committed for three. [This is almost as bad ~,as th e case that occurred in Glasgow last week, when Bailie Drummond had his great coat stolen out of the Justice room in the police office, whilst presiding on the r e tie b , in the f ace o f a h a lf d ozen a t l east o f th e f orce , tectives and Glasgow Constitutional. AMERICAN BANKING.—The Woodbury Bank, Con anduet,lp about a year ago, by fore-ordinatirn, its bills have since been quietly bought up at 2o to T 0 cents on the dollar. That accomplished, the bank is r i y to resume payment ; the receiver advertises that ,„is ready to pay all claims upon it ; and The Courant 151-artford) coolly observes ;—" Holders of bills need not, therefor d) make any sacrifice on them."—New York. „,une. -wiitDER IN LIVERPOOL.— On Saturday night a brutal kuturder was committed in Charles-street, Williamson ttUare, Liverpool, a place almost entirely frequented by WWilliamson the lowest prostitutes, and thieves. Two sailors, nani,M eirT and Crimp, were standing with two females, and at ,_, slightly intoxicated, when they were suddenly a m ;"""ced by a foreign sailor named Emanuel Montaroii, to b e a Spaniard, who stabbed both men in the lea rtgatesti,u, al most in th e same p l ace, and without the the provocation. Crispin died from the effects of ( l an wound shortly afterwards, and Crimp lies in a very L$ the condition. The ruffian made off after inflict "' ‘ 4 O Wound, but was arrested on Sunday night. HAMBURGIL—The advices from Hamburgh mention that the rate of discount had advanced to 54 to i, with the appearance of a further rise being probable. About 60,000/. of silver had been received from London, but a larger sum had been sent to Copenhagen. ODESSA.— The Odessa accounts to the 12th of October mention that on the previous day Prince Menschikoff had arrived at that port. Considerable uneasiness pre vailed, and the transactions were consequently very limited. Freights were rather lower, and a numerous fleet of merchantmen had been reported as approaching. Meanwhile the supplies of wheat and other grain ar riving from the interior were extraordinarily large. Al though private houses had been converted into granaries, numbers of laden carts, it is stated, were still forced to remain in the streets. _ _ _ The current number of the Journal of St. Petersburg just received contains a curious mistake, which may lead some people to the apprehension that the British Am bassador had quitted that city. Sir Hamilton Seymour is announced to have left St. Petersburg, and to have arrived by steamer at Lubeck, but the person intended to be named was Captain Hamilton, a bearer of dis• patches. FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF AUSTRIA.—The financial ne cessities of Austria seem to become every day more urgent. Since the failure of her recent attempt to raise a loan in London she has been obliged to obtain further assistance from the Vienna Bank, and consequently to authorise an increase of paper issues during the past month to an amount equal to half a million sterling. NEW YORK.—The gold received from New York yesterday was 100,0001., in addition to the 30,0001. brought by the Andes on Saturday. The mercantile accounts show a considerable increase in the pressure for money, the rate for the best paper being as high as 12 per cent., and several failures had taken place. Among these were Hunt and Co., dry goods jobbers ; Jones and Johnson, insurance brokers ; Young and Howell, wholesale grocers ; and Mr. S. Draper. The liabilities of Hunt and Co. are stated to be equal to 70,0001., but they had shown a satisfactory balance sheet, and were expected to resume. All kinds of se curities were depressed, but not to any serious extent, nor was there any apprehension of unsoundness in trade generally. The shares of the Crystal Palace have been falling for many weeks, and have at last reached 55. A few months back the price was above 150. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London for the Australian colonies during the past week show a decrease. They have, altogether, comprised thirteen vessels—six for Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 3,504 tons ; three to Sydney, with a n aggregate burden of 1,721 tons ; three to Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 1,118 tans; and one to Hobart Town of 390 tons. Their total capacity was, consequently, 6,733 tons. Rates of freight exhibit a further tendency to decline. BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.—In the general business of the port of London during the past week, there has been much activity, and although the arrivals have diminished, they are still numerous, and consider ably above the average. The number of vessels reported in wards was 280, being 70 less than in the previous week. The arrivals of timber and tallow from the Baltic have been large ; but the quantity of grain reported is not 90 great, the total being 60 , 231 quarters, including 34,036 quarters of wheat. In addition to this, there have been 14,915 barrels of American flour received. Of tea there were reported 9,144 packages; of coffee, 4,752 bags and 2 casks ; of cocoa, 2-396 bags ; and of sugar, 6,348 bags, 1,999 hhds., 1,049 casks, and 1,379 boxes. The number of vessels cleared outwards was 87, being 36 less than in the previous week ; of these, 11 were in ballast, and 13, as above stated, for Australia and Van Dieman's Land. The shipments to those colonies still continue large, and the actual exports for the week show a total of 732,717 yards of calicoes, plain and part dyed ; 123,185 yards of crapes, cambrics, and guases ; and other articles of the declared value of 89,9441., besides large quantities of hosiery, caps, counterpanes, quilts, shawls, &c. The number of vessels on the berth, loading for Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and New Zealand, on the 22d inst., was 84, being 46 less than on the 22d ult. Of those now loading, 8 are for Adelaide, 6 for Geelong-, 9 for Hobart Town, 2 for Launceston, 15 for Mel bourne, 5 for New Zealand, 15 for Port Philip, 2 for Portland-bay, 21 for Sydney, and 1 for Swan River, 12i 126 25 12 124 1 St. St. St. St. St. 20 St. 100 100 100 100 all 100 10 25 10 1.06 10 all 14 all 100 all 3 100 78 -- 7i par -- Ipm 934 -944 d 102 -- 1024 id -- t P i t r 72 -- 74 14 -13 d 13 -12 d 19 - 20 584 - 59 33 - 35 52 54 d par 5 4d 49 4 3d 25i 26i 8 101 lA 2 7 —7; 6/ 6d 7/ 74 par 2p 35 - 37 87 89 54 - 56 60 - 62 21 -- lid 14 -- 16 7 -- 8 10 -- 12 4 -- 3d 14 -- i l6 58 -- 59 34 -- 35 i ::= i 21 - 2i 14 15'1 i* = 61 62 9} 44 4 d, 444 454 ) 'E SHARES. 9G 93 10 20 20 20 ...ad 6-64 3i - 3Z• 4A - 5 - Ip, - 1 4 P 13 - ?p 13 - 13 18 20 3 - 3. its its 106 108 I id fi P 7; 8 64 7 99 -- 101 95 100 95 100 - - d. par .139 141 2 - 3 12i -- 14 6 -- 7 8 92 id i P 1 138 140 i id 22 -ii 58 ii 31 98 -- 100 id -- Apr: 9 -- 10 16 -- 17 9i -- 104 12 -- 14 Par -- p 231 -24 i 25 i Ili i 36a i 2i 57i St io = iii 2i f 90 - 95 4t - 4i 96 7 Pin i pm ‘ ll6 17 107 10 ii 104 i Shr. Paid. Itertmexe. Leasirc I Closing Prices Business Compans. this day, this day. —_ -- 50 all Bedford ond London & Bletehle — .... N. West ... 304 all Birm. &C:7fd. guarantee.... Gt.Westn. 304 all Do. withoutgr Do • ••• 304 all Birm.Wo:v.& Dudley guar. Do — 304 all Do.wthtguar. Do ..• St. 100 Bucksdiamsh. L.&N.W. 98 102 50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon 4B —5O St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 138 —l42xd x d 25 all Glstr4 Dn.Fr Gt. Westu 30 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & NMd 107 109 25 all Do. Shares. Do 53! 541 544 121 all Do. I Shares. Do 2 - 28 131 all Lon.&Greenw i S. Eastern 131 141 20 all Do.Preferenee!Do 24:1 —2s3xd x d 20 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — 20 tut) Do. 6 per et. Mancb. Bxtu.'L.&N. W. and Matlock & Midld. 2i 3 50 all Micldlesbro' & Stck ton & Redear Darlingt. ••• 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 98 100 50 all Northern and. Easternsp.c.lE. Count. 59 61 50 •••_ Do. 6 per ct. Do . - 50 all Do. Fixedsps Do — 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N,w &Lu&Yk ..• 121 12 Do. 1 Shares. Do — St. 1 00 Roystn.&Hit. GtNorthn 137 142 St, 100 Do.Shepth.St Do 137 142 25 18i Shef.Roth.lnd Lancash& Go& e,g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. dis 12 91 S. StaLordsli. M.MClean •24 50 all WearValieygr Stockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt. ..• 25 all Do no 29 30 St. 100 Wilts&SomrsitWestn 96 -- 98 4 id 9 i i 1 all lAgua Fria 1 all lAnglo Austrin. Gold 6 d par 31.000 Maximum 30.650 Maximum 10s. all AnOo Californian ... -4- par a 28.970 10 2 Australasian lid 4 d Minimum 29.160 Minimum 20 5 Australian Air,. Maximum +s Maximum 1 all Australian Coraillera 6 id Air +s2 1 all Australian Freehold a 6d —52 1 all ASt3Maila 1 all 'Baden (Gd. Duchy os) ;.; d par Mean 1 all !British Austin. Gold t i g d 1851. 1853. 20 13.51 British lion 35 24, Orazilia,nlmp.Cssued Maximum 30.750 Maximum 30. 72 at £5 pm 5 6 51 a Minimum 29.030 Minimum 23.180 30 all Do. Cocaes & Calada 26 3 Mean 29.934 Mean 29.960 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 34 —35 Air. Air. Maximum +52.0 Maximum 1 3 Carson's Creek 49 all Cobre Copper 49 . 1— 44 Mean --1.581 Mean —35.92 5 1 Colonial ... 15 Coplapa St. all Copper Min. o' Eng 55 —65 55 2 all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent 5 7pxd 5 all English and Austrlu. NAV AL IN TELLIGENCE. CopinerSnielts.Co. 26 -- 3 20 all General 2 all Great Nugp.Vein id— I p SHEERNESS, OCT. 24. 2 all Do. 113g's.:red. -• The Horatio, 24 guns, training ship, Commander 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bo t'aarst 1 all ritheriT 3 all Linares 1 ail 6oncl.ey,c2; -o:p.co , d between the Nore and the Mouse. A target being Qna,-_. z Crush. Co. k $ 1 all Ma. , :lqui' , 10 9 Me-x:c, , , , `:S.Ainericn 6l 7 633. boys are engaged as helmsmen, leadmen, and captains of 1 all Nie wCa , a (la kd— par the gun (an 18-poun d er) i n turn ; t h e i r progress i n 1 all Sou lel - uAlon il e 10 5 Nova Seot:a Mining P la gunnery is the admiration of their officers ; on repeated andCo-onerSmetg. ... ... occasions the target has been carried away by the second 5 1 Port P0w...? 6 i d shot laid by the boy gunners. Such is their proficiency 1 all Quartz Roe_r. that it has been found advantageous to give some of the 50 all Rhymney Iron 15 15 Do. New — ... more intelligent boys a number of other boys, who are 30 104 Santiago de Caba _ V 4? entirely drilled in their various exercises by them ; this 1 all S''AiLh Australian 10 7 Tin Croft 5 7 to make themselves fully competent to fill the same 28; all United )tfe:'ean 3i 3a office at the earliest period possible. All the new raised 1 all We .. dis fi 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba The Monarch, 84, guard ship of ordinary, Captain Charles Hope.—All the seamen available for continuous JOINT-STOCK BANKS. and general service who were serving on board this ship 40 all I Australasia 69 —7l 68/ 9 have been draughted for service in ships commissioned 50 all British N. American ... ... and in commission at Portsmouth ; they have left here 20 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, in the Fearless steam-vessel. Australia, & China i d— par 13 i The Boscawen, 70, guardship of ordinary, at Chat -100 25 Colonial . ... 16a ham, Captain Peter Richards.—All the seamen available 100 20 CoMmercial or Lon& ... ... for continuous and general service have been sent 20 10 English Scottish and round to Portsmouth, as in the case of the Monarch and Australian 2id lid Horatio. 20 15 Lond, Chart. Bk. of It is reported that in consequence of some of the ships Australia id iP 15 i having taken their departure from Portsmouth, all the 50 20 London and County ... ---- ... men sent round from this port in the Fearless will return 50 10 London Joint Stock 226 236 100 20 bond. & Westminst er 33 —•34 336 again to their respective ships. 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India WOOLWICH, OCT. 24. 50 22?; National or Ireland ... ,„ APPOINTMENTS. 1 25 all Oriental Bank of Captain Hastings R. Yelverton (1843), to the Arro- Corporat , on 43 45xd1 43 x d gaut, 47, screw steam-frigate of 360 horse power, vice 25 5 Do. New Captain Stephen G. Fremantle, appointed to command 100 25 IProv:nelal (:.' Ireland ._ ••• 10 all Do. New • the Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht. 5 1 [loyal Australu.Ekg. • • Lieutenants.—Henry Christian (1549), to the Rifit & Cold Imo Co A die— p ar man screw steam-sloop, commissioned this day, at Wool -25 all South Australia :3O 40 40 with ; Charles Edward Stevens (1853), to the Loadon, 25 all CalGri or Australia.— 67 69 '6B 90, at Devonport ; A, J. Innes (1853), to the Diamond, ... 2!, Do. New _ - 50 10 Union of London 1.7 -- 18 A Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G. C. 137, 40 all Union of Madrid__ ... ... K.C.H., and to the Agamemnon, 91, flag-ship. at Ports- MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agyieult.l 33 --35 33 i i 20 J Australsn.Pcific. Mail! 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail 50 381 Brit. American Laud 55 —6O ad 58 a d 100 326 Canada 5 5 Crystal Pa1ace.,.,,,,, 3 ip 4: 2 Crystal Pal, of France 20 3 Eastern 5team......,, 1 1 Electric Tcleg. of I r . 15 14 Gen. Steam Navig,at, 20 16 Genera' Screw Steam , 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar„ , 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 70 3 Netherlands Land.,,, id 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam ~, 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 25 Do. Do. 163 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 33 35 331 3 1 all Submar. Telegraph., 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization 100 281 Van Dieineu's Land l4 —15 i 3 2 d 4 2 11 —l3 2 2id 2 - 34p id P lip, 2 —26 p 2! lid 7 74 id 41 1 1 1 1i - lip o 71 5 41 lA i G i i 33.$ LLOYD'S SHIPP' NG.-(THIS D AY.) LONDON, Oct. 25. Wind this day at Noon, S.W., and hazy. RAMSGATE, Oct. 24.—Wind, S. by W. Arrived— Matteo, Newcastle, for Constantiple, leaky. COWES, Oct. 24.—Wind, S.E. by S. Arrived—Sir R. Peel and Mary Catharine, Batavia ; Margaretha, Iquique. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 24.—Sailed—Agincourt, Geelong, PLYMOUTH, Oct. 25. -Arrived—Calcutta, Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—Ann, Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 24 .—Sailed—Innellan, Portland Bay ; Ada, Port Philip ; Wanata, Melbourne ; Rose Ellis, China. FALMOUTH, Oct. 24 . — Arrived—Tees Packet, Galatz, foremast sprung, and loss of sails. Off Port—Najade, Laguna.—•A vessel, apparently a brig, waterlogged and abandoned, with foremast and bowsprit standing, was passed on the 20th of Oct., in lat. 46 N., long. 14 W., by the Caroline Schenek, arrived here. DUNGENESS, Oct. 25.—Sailed—Colonist, Hobart Town. CLYDE, Oct. 23.—Arrived—Vulcan, Trinidad. BRISTOL, Oct. 22.—Arrived—Cora, Newfoundland ; Ferrell, St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Ann, Newfoundland. NEWPORT, Oct. 24.—Sailed—Charles Walton, for St. Thomas. WEYMOUTH, Oct. 23.—A boat, marked "Blue-eyed Maid, Colchester," has washed ashore at Osmington-mills. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind, S., moderate and fine. Arrived— Mary Hale, from Baltimore. Off Port—Coaxer, from Valparaiso; Thomas Mellor, Rio de Janeiro ; America, Charente ; and Stirlingshire, West Coast of South America. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 23. Wind, S.W. ; blowing strong. Arrived—Kelvin, from Callao. Put back Mary, for Bristol. 33h -- 33 , .1 12 i --13 i 7 -- 8 16 -164 p. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.15 a.m. 251 6 39 — 4l 36 - . 36/ 2 4P 3 1 1 8 4 —l9i 7 d p id p 2 4 p 3 4 Captain Hastings R. Yelverton (1813), to the Arro gant, 47, screw steam-frigate of 360 horse power, vice Captain Stephen G. Fremantle, appointed to command the Victoria and Albert Royal steam yacht. Lieutenants.—Henry Christian (1549), to the Rifle man screw steam-sloop, commissioned this day, at Wool wich ; Charles Edward Stevens (1853), to the London, 90, at Devonport ; A, J. Innes (1853), to the Diamond, 28, at Sheerness ;- Cowper P. Coles (1846), to be Flag- Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons, G.C.8., K.C.H., and to the Agamemnon, 91, flag-ship, at Ports mouth, preparing for the Mediterranean station. Master Charles A. Cleveland (1852), from the Cruiser, screw steam sloop, to the Juno, 26, at Chatham. Paymaster Frederick Cleeve (1848), to be Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons and the Agamem non flagship. CUSTOM-HOUSE RETURN. Wind, S.E., and fine ; tide half ebb. Arrived—Kitty's Wake, from Caen ; Cherub, Dantzic ; Thalia, Launceston ; Speedwell, Antwerp. Sailed—City of Boulogne (s), for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.32 a.m. Wind S., fine. Passed—Lady Elgin, from Port Philip, for London; Margaret Evans, New York, for London ; Robert Newton, Charlotte Town, Prince Edward's Island, for London, 21 days out ; Raimswell, westward, for London ; William Spencer, bound for Antwerp ; Schiller, Baltimore, for Rotterdam ; Kohinoor, Coringa, for the River ; Jalavrah, Hai tlepool, for Calcutta. Anchored—Colonist, for Hobart Town ; the Mauritius, for Alexandria ; and the De Hecke Joure, from Ham burgh, for Cadiz ; all three weighed from Dungeness yes terday. Sailed—The Sir Robert Seppings, Palmyra, Man', Shepherd, Eugenie, Governor-General Rochussen, Bos phorus, Warrior, Urania, Victoria, and the Black River Packet. THE COAL DEARTH.—A few days ago, says the Yor.th British Mail, Mr. Gladstone received, carefully packed in an oaken box, and nicely enveloped in many folds of tissue paper, a massive handsome silver poker. It bore on the squared end this inscription :—" Presented to stir the minister to stir himself to enable the country to stir a cheaper coal." THE SUPPLY OF COAL.—The Great Northern Com pany have, it is said, offered Lord Fitzwilliam 60,000/. a year for his coal mines, on a lease for 50 years. A considerable portion of the coals supplied to the Great Northern come from the pits of his lordship.—Yorkshire Gazette. 81 i 84 . . dis -- 8i p d 18 x d COMPARATIVE SALUBRITY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN EUROPE.—The following comparative view of the salubrity of the different countries in Europe is given in the sixth annual report of the ; Registrar. General :—Eng land, 22 deaths annually to 1,000 living ; France, 24 ; Prussia, 27 ; Austria, 30; and Russia, 36. LITERATURE. Hope, a Story of Chequered Life. By Alfred W. Cole, author of " The Cape and the Kafirs," &c. &c. London : T. C. Newby. 1853. It is said that the days of " three volume novels" are numbered. Cheap literature—penny periodi cals—are the order of the day. We all like to get things cheap, including books ; but, after all, cheapness is not the only requisite in literature, or in other things. Penny periodicals may be very amusing and very instructive, and many of them are so ; but we can hardly expect them b be so profitable to their conductors as to enable them to pay their contributors very handsomely. So, while laying out our penny, we must not be too fasti dious, but be satisfied with the dish it provides for our entertainment, not expecting a salmi of phea sant when we can only look reasonably for a mutton chop. But three volume novels are by no means de funct yet, as the daily announcements of Bentley, Hurst and Blackett, and Newby, will prove. One of these lies before us by the author of "The Cape and the Kafirs." Mr. Cole comes before the public not unknown to fame as a writer of travels and a contributor of light sketches in prose and verse to several of the magazines, chiefly of a humorous turn. We believe, however, that he now makes his deln2t as a novelist, and the title of his book is at least an auspicious one. We intend no disparagement to Mr. Cole's novel when we say that it perhaps bears internal evidence of being a first work of fiction. We have no doubt that he is conscious of this himself, for his mind is apparently a " critical" one, if we may judge from many remarks interspersed through the work on literature and composition. We suspect that he scarcely felt himself quite at his ease during the progress of the first part of his story — say half the first volume. It is evident that his shackles fall off as he proceeds, and every step for wards manif es t s greater force and ' greater freedom of execution. Thus the second volume is an im provement, and the third surpasses the second. That is, at least, evidence of the author's capabi lity of still greater things hereafter. The story is one of " chequered life"—the life of a young man, who with talents and education is left at an early age almost destitute, and who flies to that melancholy refuge for such individuals—perio dical literature. Are we wrong in suspecting that the author has embodied many of his own expe riences in the life of his hero, Frank Nugent ? There is but little intricacy of plot—it is rather a chain of scenes, in which the author seeks to delineate character, and to interest us in the working of the minds of those who play their parts in those scenes. This he has accomplished most successfully. No one who reads " Hope" can fail to be deeply in terested in all that concerns Flora Danvers, than whom it would be impossible to imagine a more high-souled, gentle-hearted being—energetic and passionate withal—a very woman indeed, but such a woman ! Perhaps a character equally well finished, and equally interesting, though from a most opposite cause, is that of Captain Dashwood. It is evidently a favourite character of the author's, and has been carefully elaborated. He has not fallen into the great error of young authors of depicting an incar nation of villany—on the contrary, this Captain Dashwood, the bête noire of the story, is possessed of many estimable and attractive qualities ; while his vices are precisely those of a man who has in wardly resolved to discard principle altogether. There is more of " dramatic" talent displayed by the author in the scenes in which Dashwood plays a prominent part than in any other portions of the story—as for example, where he shows Flora the forgery, and in their subsequent interview alone in the library. Either of these scenes would be a " hit " upon the stage. We cannot, for want of space, notice all the cha racters in this interesting and most promising tale. Amongst them are Mrs. Townley St. Leger (evi- dently a portrait from life), who is Frank Nugent's patroness ; the Honourable Tom Saville, his bosom friend ; Gerard Mowbray, well imagined, but scarcely worked up enough ; Lionel Danvers, the spendthrift brother of Flora, whose career from ex travagance to something worse is well traced ; Mrs. Marsden, a kind of Mrs. Malaprop in low life ; Fanny Marsden, her daughter, a bright-eyed, true hearted,lloveable little damsel ; and David Tonks, " good honest " David Tonks, a poor penny-a-liner, and not the least interesting or least estimable cha racter in the book. Among the minor ones may be mentioned Mars den, the soi-disant coal merchant, and actual betting-office keeper, whose deeds and those of his fraternity are exposed graphically and humorously, and a Mr. Melchisadech, a Hebrew money-lender, who does business with the peerage and the army list only, and who lives at Pentonville, only to give his clients the trouble of coming that distance to see him. Let young men who think of " doing, a bill," by all means read the account of Mr. Mel chisadech. One of the greatest merits of this work is the easy flowing style of the diction throughout. It is never heavy or tiresome, even where no progress is made in the story. The author chats pleasantly with his reader at times, and the subject is always one of interest—very often connected with books and authors in general. We should have liked to present a few extracts to our readers, but we must forego them. And as those who have faith in our advice will not fail to read the work itself, why should we present them with detached passages of it ? We cordially commend it to their notice, as one of the most pleasing, interesting, and promis ing novels we have read for some time. No ono will be disappointed with it ; while, for ourselves, we prophesy for Mr. Cole, should he progress as he promises, a high place among the novelists of the day. Table-Moving : Tested and proved to be the Result of Satanic Agency. Table-Turning, the Devil's Masterpiece. By the Rev. N. S. Godfrey, S.C.L., of St. Catherine hall, Cambridge, and Incumbent of Wortley, Leeds. The title-page of these extraordinary publications made us, as no doubt they will others who read it, look with some degree of anxiety for the address of the rev. author. We were, however, doomed to disappointment, as no address appears, and we are left in doubt whether Mr. Godfrey was at large or under constraint when he gave to the world the result of his experiments. Acquainted as we are with the justly high cha racter of the publisher, we are at a loss to conjec ture how it was he allowed his name to appear in connection with this publication. Surely, he could never have even glanced at such passages as the one or two we shall reluctantly transcribe : " I now felt convinced that electricity had nothing to do with the matter, and resolved upon a different course of experiment. I spoke to the table, and said, 'lf you move by electricity, stop ! It stopped instantly. I comwanded it to go on again, and said, while it was moving, If an evil spirit cause you to move, stop.' It moved round without stopping. I again said, `lf there be an evil agency in this, stop,' It went as before. I was now prepared for a further experiment of a far more solemn character. I whispered to the schoolmaster to bring a small Bible and to l a y it on the table when I should tell him. I then caused the table to revolve rapidly, and gave the signal. The Bible was gently laid on the table, and it instantly stopped 1 (The italics are Mr. Godfrey's own.) We were horror-struck. However, I determined to persevere. I had other books in succession laid on the table to see whether the fact of a book lying upon it altered any of the conditions under which it revolved ; it went round with them without making any difference. I then tried with the Bible four different times, and each time with the same result. it would not mote so long as that precious volume lay upon it." (The italics are again Mr. Godfrey's own.) On the occasion of another experiment we have it sagely recorded : " It stopped when the names of God and Christ were severally put on. The name of James was put on — table knocked on. The letters a, m, taken out, and , u s , s added on—table instantly stopped. That name taken off, and the name of the Devil put on, an knocked at a very rapid rate, so much so _:!•!.excite eui astonishment, and cause us to remark, , at to a a o rate the table is going at!' It being now ten o'clock, we dis ' time, continued our experiments for that e . unshaken conviction that the table was :T ccu rred. Two influences. ;Only one other circumsta nce after an inter val ! b u t with an ma ted by evil parties in the room went back to the a val of twenty minutes, and the ta4lee t i a n b st le a , nt a l r y id b , e i g ,l a a n cin t g o move. I therefore went up to my hands on, said to the spirit, 'I command you in the nano of the Lord Jesus t o the two persons tri e d forquit this table.' I then walked away, and although h probably ten minutes afterwards, the table stirred no more." surpas s this Here w e h ave a Now, what can ? •• clergyman impiously claimin g a power equa l with that of God himself, and professing . t o exercise that ewe r, at will, o ver evilspints, and one of the Z: vang elical publishers of London actually sanction-- in , tile impiety, as the printer and publisher of what has broken loose from a crazed brain ! Nve may express a hope that this Mr. God frey's case may not , be deemed incurable. For he tells uF, of a very sensible thing he did as the wind-up of one of his notable experi ments. He tells us, " we were horror struck"— that is, himself, the "Rev. N. S. Godfrey, S.C.L., of St. Catherine Hall, Cambridge, incumbent of Wortley, Leeds," and his wife, and his curate were horror struck. But what do they do ? Why, like wise folk, they descend from spirit to matter, and pass from the task of moving tables to the more grateful one of refreshing themselves. " We left off (quoth he) and had supper." " After supper go to bed," says the cad proverb, but it was not, in fine, observed by Mr. Godfrey' and his co-conjurors. "During supper," proceeds' , the narrative, " other tests suggested themselves, and about twenty minutes before twelve we three laid our hands on again. I commanded the table to move, and it immediately began as before. I now said, If there be a hell, I command you to knock on the floor with this leg (the one next me) twice.' It was motionless. 'lt there be not a hell, knock twice.' No answer. If there be not a devil, knock twice.' To our horror, the leg slowly rose and knocked twice." (The italics againare Mr. Godfrey's.) I then said, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, if there be no Devil, knock twice.' It was motion less. This I tried forseveral times, and each time with the same result." After proceeding somewhat further, we have the sudden announcement— " Thus ended our experiment." Whether the conjurors returned to the supper table again, or re tired at last to their beds, the narration is not at the trouble of relating. We must here remark by the way, on the extra ordinary idiosyncrasy which is the author's, and also Mrs. Godfrey's, and also theßeverend Curate's. Were it our own case, or that of any one else, we venture to assert, of the whole human community, being " horror-struck," the very last thing iu the world that would come to our mind would be the idea of eating and drinking. A little sal volatile, we should have thought would have been the thing for them, at all events for the poor lady. But no matter. Of supper Mr. Godfrey thought, and to supper, with clammy brow, and shivering limb, and faltering voice, Mr. Godfrey went. One passage more we shall quote, which, if it had been written by an incumbent in his senses, we must say his Bishop who reads it without appointing a commission or summoning to the Court of Arches, would deserve to be lashed by the merciless S. G. 0. :—" My impression is, that the placing the hands on the table is, in fact, a sort of incantation. By it the sitters signify their wish to be brought into communication with the spirit-world. They sit until they are observed by some one of the wandering spirits,' who thereupon enters the table, making it crack at the moment of its entering in. It occurred to me that the table I moved simply by the laying on of hands. Can it be that this is the beginning of Satan's last struggle, that en the imposition of hands the table is en dowed with power from the Devil, as the Lord's servants, on the imposition of hands, were, in the Apostles' days, endowed with power from on high?" Alas ! for the excellent Bishop Longley, if S. 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Mates.—George Todd (1848), first mate of the Albion, 90, on the 'Mediterranean station ; Arthur Bagley (1848), first mate of the Sampson, paddle-wheel steam frigate, on the Mediterranean station ; George William Packenham Edwardes (1850), serving in the Linnet, 8, brig, on the West Coast of Africa station ; George Blakeley (1850), acting lieutenant in the Volcano steam sloop, on the 'West Coast of Africa station ; Thomas Stackhouse (1850), first mate of the Britomart, 8, brig, on the West Coast of Africa station ; Sackville William Henniker Thompson (1850), mate, serving in the Pen guin, 6, brig, on the Cape of Good Hope station ; Wil liam Ebrington Gordon (1850), first mate of the Virago, 6, paddle-wheel steam sloop, on the Pacific station ; Richard Carter (1850), serving in the Furious, 16, pad dle-wheel u els e t h e a aomteWardfrigate, (1850), t servingheMe diter in ran ths ean L s o t a a n ti de on r : Thomas 50 • Louis Hutton Versturme ( 1850), first mate of the Hogue, 60, screw steam guardship ; William Henry Wright (1850), Henry Needham Knox (1851), serving in the Virago steam sloop ; Charles Edward Stevens (1851), first mate of the London, 90; Arthur John Innes (1851), first mate of the Agamemnon, 91, screw steam ship ; Charles Edward Standish (1851), serving in the Bonetta, 3, brigantine, on the south-east coast of Ame rica station ; Henry Hamilton Beamish (1851), serving in the Excellent, gunneryship at Portsmouth, and Wil liam Naper Cornewall (1851), to be lieutenants. Lieutenant Snow, one sergeant, one corporal, and 25 privates of the WoolWich division of Royal Marines left their barracks shortly after 1 o'clock to-day, and were played by 'the band of the division to the dockyard, North Kent Railway station, for conveyance by railway to Strood, en route to join the Juno, 26, at Chatham, for service on the Australian and New Zealand station. THE ARMY. CHATHAM, OCT. 24.--A detachment of the St. Helena Regiment assembled to-day in the Garrison Parade ground, Chatham, and were inspected by Colonel M. Beresford, the commandant, consisting of 53 men of all ranks. The detachment will embark t o - morrow at Gravesend, on board the freight-ship Stag, for convey ance to St. Helena, to join their service companies. Captain C. H. Mareshaux takes command, and Mr. Alexander embarks in medical charge of the troops ; two women and three children also embark with the draft. Captain J. Napier, 74th Foot, has obtained leave of absence from the garrison until his removal to the half pay list shall take place. THE Nxw COLONEL OF THE INNISKILLINGS.—Her Ma jesty has been pleased to select, upon the recommenda tion of General Lord Hardinge, Commander-in-Chief, Major-General Edward Fleming, C.B. the veteran and distinguished officer in co mman d of this garrison and district, for the colonelcy of one of the very best regi ments in the service—the 27th, or Inniskillings—now stationed in the capital of their native county. This high distinction is honourable to the professional discernment of Lord Hardinge, and complimentary to Major-General Fleming. a note of whose long and meritorious services we extract from Hart's "Army List :"—" Major-General Fleming served with the 31st Regiment in Sicily, aild the grenadier battalion in Calabria, in 1806, under Sir John Stuart ; in Egypt, in ISO 7, under General Mac kenzie Fraser, at the taking of Alexandria and storming of Rosetta, when he obtained his company in action ; joined the expedition under Sir David Baird to Corunna, and served the Peninsular camprigns of 1808, 1800, 1810, and 1811, including the passage of the Al l be f i r •c o l l i n e with the advanced brigade, the pursuit of A n la (very Santarem, se v r e b l a y t woundedtles of n a v thera, h ß e a u df s t of the enemy advance at the spirited affair at and c ° a ' . n and c d o s :A e m n l h a u n li d e e r: l t the light company of his regiment, retreat tg theof fPar St. Mary's to the southern the expedition up the river_ from Campo Mayor to Badajoz on the 25th March 1311. t f o ro l m Bl l 9 B , 2 i o n including n 2 g 3 Served in the West Indi i es E fr as om t I l n B d l ie 3 s States of America; in t ub, from 1829 to 1833. He has inclusive ; and in apprehend we are not of Major - General Fleming's services, summary . concise summ regiment in every quarter of the received the silverCsavnawarrmo' n e g da i l n v , a , d i with adding r t e o e clasps." Majors p s . '' Hart's AV e globe.-- rgeodharonrcie. that he eirtnenirai THE CHOLERA. (From the General Board of Health, Oct. 22,) Imo UNION. Oct. 22.—Diarrheas, death 1 NEWCASTLE. Oct 22.—Cholera, deaths 3 Oct. 22.—Cholera, death The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in Newcastle, during the present outbreak, has been 1,528. In the same period (viz., the first 52 days), during the prevalence of epidemic cholera, in 1831.2, the number of deaths was 294. GATESHEAD. Oct. 21.--Cholera, death Oct. 22.—Diarrhoea, death GATESHEAD (HEWORTH). Oct. 22.—Cholera, deaths _ This makes the 493 d death from cholera, and 42d from diarrhoea (from the Ist of September to October 21, both inclusive.) Total, 535. MORPETH (BEDLINGTON), Oct. 22. Two very severe cases of cholera at Barrington Colliery have occurred here this day, " both of them likely to prove fatal," according to the report of Mr. Maclaren, surgeon, Bedlington. METROPOLIS. From returns made this day to the General Board of Health of cholera cases in the parish of St. George (East), Middlesex, it appears that from the 17th to the 22d inst. there have been nine cases of cholera, of which one has thus far resulted fatally within 24 hours of the attack. The description of locality and house is, in every in stance, without exception, in which the cases are re ported to have occurred, extremely bad. In one case " the room of the family" is stated to be "dirty and full of poisonous air." In another the return is, that the rooms are "cvercrowded and dirty, with filthy children in rags, with dirty skins." Again, "dirty in the ex treme, eight persons sleeping in the same room." Ano ther, "very overcrowded." Six cases occurred in one house, 33, Upper Chapman-street, also described as " overcrowded." Another house is stated to have " very bad drainage, bad smell pervading the whole of the house, no sewer or means to carry off the water : sewer close by, but no communication." Returns made by the superintendents of the F, K, L, M, and N divisions of police to the commissioners, and transmitted by them to the General Board of Health, state that between the 15th and 21st inst. there have occur red eight new cases of cholera in those districts, and two deaths, in addition to three cases previously re ported, one of whom has died, and the other two have recovered. 1 On Saturday, the 22d, Dr. Milroy had an interview with the board of guardians of St. Martin-in-the. Fields, to confer with thorn upon the measures required to be taken for the protection of the public health by the rules and regal .tions issued by the General Board of Health, under the recent order of her Majesty's Privy Council. The board have bad several times under their consi deration the scheme of erecting model dwellings for the poor, in pursuance of the power possessed by local governing bodies under Lord Shaftesbury's Act of 1851, entitled, 'The Labouring Classes Lodging-houses Act." The nature and provisions of this act do not appear to be at all known by the local authorities in the metropolis. The act is entirely distinct from the Common Lodging houses Act, as its name imports, its title ,, being, "The Labour ing Classes Lodging-houses Act ; nor should any one be misled by the retention of the term "lodging houses." The object of the framers of this act was not merely to enable parochial authorities to construct a better order of common lodging-houses than those at present existing for single persons and for nightly accommoda tion, but to construct healthy dwellings for the perma nent residence of poor families on the model of the Metropolitan-buildings, St. Pancras, and the houses for families in Streatham-street, Bloomsbury, By the Common Lodging-houses Act, 1851, powers are conferred for the due regulation of common lodginghouses and by the " Labouring Classes Lodginghouses Act, 1851," powers are conf erre d f or the due erection of other and better habitations for the families of the poor. One of the immediate objects of this act was to make provision for the reception of families in the enforcement of the law for the discontinuance of cellared dwellings. By the combined effect of these measures local authorities may secure the beneficial execution of the law for enforcing the discontinuance of ill-conditioned cellar dwellings without obliging their tenants to resort to hovels which are unfit for human habitation. Every fresh inspection of the state of the dwellings of the poorer classes in the metropolis is a f res h ill us t r ation of the necessity of the the powers conferred by this act, and of the responsibility incurred by neglecting to use them. NEW TURKISH LOAN.—It appears by the advicen from Constantinople that Turkey contemplates the pos sibility of raising a loan of 2,500,000 1 . in London at 10 Per cent., and that she considers the repayment of the last loan to have taken place on terms to warrant such an application. This, however, is a great delusion. The conditions of that loan were of a nature to induce persons to buy the stock at upwards of 11 per cent. premium, and when the Sultan, after using the money . for many months, repudiated the acts of his Ministers, and refused to fulfil those conditions, the holders were arbitrarily compelled to accept 3 per cent. as a compen sation. It is true that, after the protracted anxieties to which they were exposed, they were glad to get even an inadequate compromise, but it was a severe reproach to the Turkish Government that such should have been the case. The public will also bear in mind that it was the present Minister by whom the former loan was Con tracted, and whose acts, having been disowned once, may be expected to meet with a similar fate at any future time. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH ACROSS THE FORTH. NV (Scotsman) understand that the Edinburgh, Perth, and . Dundee Railway Company have just entered into an f an t d he Pe arrangement with the Electric Telegranwp h i p l l a C r b t: m of 2 t the line completedl by v e which the telegraph now laid down 0 from Edinburgh to Dundee o c rt e h ntract a submarine across the Forth, as well as across cablewll immediately.be carried I n terms the Tay ; and as the work will be commenced in a day or two, it is expected that Edinburgh will be in direct telegraphic communication with Perth and Dundee in aboutnE WRECKs xweek weeks. THE OF ting forth the leading facts JANE.—A shipwreck, memorial set horribleb facts connected with the late agent, owners, and the conduct of the emigration and captain, towards the unfortunate Passengers, has been sent off to Lord Palmerston on be half of the survivors, as well as the friends of those lost. The object of the memorial is to urge upon his lordship, as Home Secretary, to institute an official inquiry into the matter, so that all the facts of the case may be elicited and the guilty parties punished.—North, British Daisy snail. CARDINAL WISEMAN.—It is understood that his Emi nence, after having been present last week at the viand religious spectacle at Amiens, continued his journey to Paris, from whence it was expected that he would pro ceed to Rome upon important business. The decrees of the Synod of Roman Catholic prelates, which was held xt Oscot in the course of last summer, though not yet made public, have been sent back, it is rumoured, from the Holy See altered in many important details ; among other points, condemning the exclusive use of Gothio ecclesiastical vestments, and recommending the adoption of a more strict conformity to those which are in use at Rome. It is believed that this decision is likely to prove rather unpalatable to a considerable portion of the Roman Catholic prelates and clergy. It is supposed that it is on business connected with this subject that the Cardinal has gone to Rome to confer with his Holiness. A NEW CANDIDATE FOR SALISBURY.—Captain Julius Roberts, of the Royal Marine Artillery, well known in the scientific world, has started for Salisbury in oppo. sition to General Buckley. Captain Roberts MUM for• ward on indopendoat principles. '~_