The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-15 00:00:00

Ftg•rr MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 . bales, of which 500 American and 500 Surat were taken for export and on specu lation. The market was tame, but closed steadily. The sales comprised 4,700 American, 80 Pernam and Maranham at 6id., 120 Bahia at 61d. to 60., 100 Egyptian at 7jd. to 8/d., and 1,000 Surat at 2d. to 4d. per lb. Railway Shares were steady, With but little alteration in prices. The unallocated lands of the Queen's Australian dependencies are to be placed in the power and disposition of the Parliament about to be called in each province, by virtue of the late Act of the Im perial Parliament, granting a new Constitution to each colony, the Colonial Minister at the same time throwing out a hint in his despatches on the Subject, that the Home Government expected that the colonists, in modelling their new Legislative Body, would adhere to the principles enunciated in the House of Commons. This document has been construed by the present Houses of Assembly in New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, according as each respective body is more or less democratic, the older colony of New South Wales aspiring to the creation of a House of Lords. It is to be feared, therefore, that each Parliament will have its particular view of the land question, a question that is of primary importance, and upon Which the whole fabric will have to sustain not only the vicissitudes of a migratory people, but the in dividual interests of a noviciate executive, amid Unheard-of temptations. It is estimated that the three Parliaments alluded to will have an aggregate ncome next year of 3,000,0001. from the land sales, and it is obvious that this enormous sum, which for a few years yet is likely to go on increasing in amount, ought not to be dealt with as ordinary evenue, since the quantity annually sold in creases, and the residue to be sold gets smaller. If t be true, and there seems no reason to doubt the statement, that the continent of Australia, with the exception of a slip on the seaboard, running only on an average about 200 miles inland, is a vast arid Plain, it will not take many years, at the present rate of progress in the colonies, to leave the quan tity fit for agricultural purposes at the disposition of the three honourable houses very small. Hence this is not ordinary revenue, but extraordinary in come, and ought to he disposed of in some especial runner, but in what way will depend upon the view that those future trustees take of this important sub ject. The lnds will be looked upon either as the Property of the colonists as a people, the interest therein of each individual decreasing in compound ratio with the increase of immigration, and the decreased quantity left unsold ; or the property of the proprietary class by virtue of their being the owners of all but Crown property ; and in that case the interest therein of each individual of that de nomination increasing in ratio to the extension of the area of itsnumbers, an intricate problem of class interests is to be solved in the very infancy of those Parliaments. A correspondent, therefore, makes the following suggestions " Itappears that there is one way this subject may be treated in which all interests might be in accord, !lamely, by at once capitalising all the undisposed lands upon a very low valuation, and by issuing deben tures bearing an interest of 4 per cent. per annum, the rate at which the Banks in the colony were lending Money on good securities at the date of the last advices by th e Argo, and with such moneys commence at once reproductive works in the colonies, such as the making of a series of trnnk railways, docks, the improvement of navigable rivers,' &c. Of course sums would only be taken into t he respective exchequers as they were required by the expenditure. These de bentures, and the interest thereon, would be a mort• gage on the lands, and would be paid off by the receipts from its sale. By this arrangement the incomes from such internal improvement would become permanent revenue, and would, no doubt, in time, amount to such a sum as to render the raising of taxes from Customs' or Excise in the colonies unnecessary ; consequently, each individual member of any of the three great colonies that are rising in the southern horizon, would be indirectly interested by the prospective abolition of taxation, while the landed class, as a body, would be directly benefited by the improved value of their properties." The steamer Australian from Gravesend arrived at St. Vincent on the 30th ult. The steamer Severn, with the Brazilian mails, has arrived, and the commercial news appears to he satisfactory. The English Stock Market has been extremely buoyant, and with a large money business doing. The Chancery broker made a purchase of 40,0001. Yesterday afternoon, and in the present state of the market even small purchases have a great effect. As to the political news from the East no one now kerns to pay attention to it, although the more active interference of England and France is con sidered to be increasingly probable. Consols have been 941 to 951 for transfer, and 94/ to 95 for ac count. The New 3i per Cents. have realised 95 i to 96, and the 3 per Cents. 931 to 94. Ex chequer Bills have improved to 3s. and 6 s. p rem. -e4st India Bonds are ls. discount. Bank Stock i s nominally at the previous rates. More is doing in Foreign Stocks, and the alter ation.in quotations is not of particular moment. Russian Bonds keep their ground remarkably Well, th e 5 per Cents. being 1121, and the 4& Per Cents. 981, or very little different from the Prices recorded a day or two since. Mexican bonds are firm at 25g to 25 k, and Grenada Defer red are ± better, being 8. Portuguese 4 per Cents. have been dealt in at 411, and Brazilian New Bonds at 9 5i. Spanish 3 per Cents. are firmer, at 45k, 411 c1 Dutch, at '63i. Belgian per Cents. have 4 ivaueed to 951 ex div. Th e Railway Share Market has been rather Iligher, and with more business doin g , F r ench Shares h ave been rather firmer also. The Gold Mine shares have been very quiet. The Land Companies' shares are rather looking l i !P• In the Australian Banks there have been no vargains. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. ( From the Official List.) Business done 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i 4 3 Per Cent Consols Annuities New . 94$ 54i5A4A 5 A 4 r. , 3i per Cent. Annuities 9sa 6 5i / 7, 11 g Annuities, Exp Expire 10 Oct., 1859 4 15-16 India Bonds, 13000 . ° onsols for Account Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO 2500 3 6 p Ditto Small , PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. n razillan Bonds, 5 per Cent. — ~ Ditto New, 1852, 4 t i per Cent . 93i 141 euos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — D itto for the Account Da nish Bonds, 1825, 5 per Cent lo3k 3 Gre nada ~ Bonds, Deferred ''''' Zican 3 per Cent. p D itto for the Account 2ss t rtt iguese Bonds, 4 per Cent 4i 4 ussian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 1124 13 ~, D itto 44 p er C en t 9B ? an ish Bonds, 3 per Cent 454 4A Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 2IB i Dividends on the above payable in London. a i g i att Bonds 4i,per . ex. 25 fr qtch Exchange, 2i per Cent Cent. 12 Guil 63:1 i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 94s k Ditto December Account 0421 f -------- f AUS TRALIAN GOLD.—The report received yesterday , rc ° 33 . Liverp oo l, by telegraph, of an arrival of 300,0001. - "gold from Australia, is without foundation. jethiteruniew Romance of " Savile House," embodies the Period of the early part of the reign of George ti' wit a domestic story of intense interest, in which happiness of one of the old families of England— "e Gerards—is disturbed by the machinations of a most ae"toplished apostate yclept Hitchmough. Pope, the Pr°fligate Duk of Wharton, Lords Pembroke and . 1--d•rsdale it att ,as well as George's mistress, Madame Ku %c, ege, are some of the actors. The author has beet! asting. happy in the delineation of Edith Fleetwood IR % WILL OF T HE L ATE L IEUT .-G ENERAL SIR C. p, BART., G.C.B.—Several paragraphs have ap- C ar ed in the newspapers, with reference to this dis t3l°guished commander's will, in one of which the per -2p0,0 was reported to have been sworn under p er ;'"°/., and in another that it was sworn that the era property property was under 20,0001. This latter para- St at r e ' has excited considerable astonishment, as it was prized that the gallant General had received 70,0001. by the m cmoY from th e conquest of Scinde. It appears Balla -will that 50,000 /. had been given away by the th e 11. t Ge neral b e f ore his death ; so that the proving of givewill under 20,000/. will account, with the 50,0001. Prop ti 4 w a.,7, for the S c i n d e prize money. Th e ot h er 1 4coo ta lLoeing real property, is not of course taken i to *44 I POYing the will. --~-.,~ LITERATURE. The 'Roses. By the Author of " The History of a Flirt." 3 viols. Hurst and Blackett. Although the title of this work is out of the ordinary way, those who expect any romantic legend or high-flown narrative will be disappointed. The object and endeavour of the authoress would appear, on the contrary, to establish the superiority of sober, reflective minds, over the vagaries of fancy and the visions of enthusiasts. The most attractive arguments are raised on the prudent side of the question; and after having enjoyed little, and endured much suffering, in her dreams and delusions of youth, the heroine is blessed at last with a calm and holy peace, in the conscious ness that she has acted according to the dictates of prudence and propriety. It will doubtless appear to many that the case here put forth is an extreme one, and it is certain that only a few would have ventured to follow the example of Frances Delaney. In becoming the wife of Colonel Chisholm she ran • a great hazard. As it was, all went well ; but it is not a sure course for a disappointed heart to run. Apart from such considerations of a prudential nature, much force and eloquence is displayed in treating the subject. The hitter feeling of despair which overwhelmed her ardent and untutored spirit—the chaos into which her mind seemed plunged—the fearful void which she felt in her heart on the receipt of Alice's letter, containing, in a few short words, the death-blow to her brighest hopes of life—the gradual revival of her strength, as the conviction forced itself upon her that her work in this world was yet to begin, in - stead of being already ended—the firm resolve to put away vain regrets, and live for others, forgetting self—all these contending passions and changing feelings are shadowed forth in a natural and faith ful manner. Again, in the demeanour of Alice, the spoiled child of nature and fortune, much is seen to admire. She is like what we should sup pose a girl in her position. Not extravagantly or excessively sketched, full of faults, not possessed of merits, the favourite of every one, but, as it is too often the case with such characters, not de serving to be so. The very attributes that procured her the favour of all around proved her to be unworthy of the universal homage. Her light heart did not feel for the cares of others ; when they interfered with her wishes, her over flowing spirits would not be checked by the coun sels of friends, and her unconstrained, easy manner rendered her careless to impending danger, and indifferent to what would have stayed a less impetuous nature. The character of Free mantle Hope is in accordance with that of too many needy fortune-hunters. Full of display and grandeur, while it suits their views, they soon turn to the other side, when no more affectation is re quired. Henry Dunevan is rather too solemn and precise to be altogether natural or prepossessing, and it is difficult to comprehepd how such a supe rior man, as he really appears to be, could be so attached to the thoughtless, volatile Alice. He is shown to act evidently on principle, while she only followed the dictates of her own passions. Betsy Davis, poetically styled " The Wild Rose of Aber glassly n," is a very interesting character. In her retired home in the mountains of Wales, she dis played far more knowledge of the world than Alice Montgomery in the centre of intelligence, sur rounded by a refined and intellectual society. "My mind to me a kingdom is," might truly be said of her, while all that this world can offer of a lovely and enchanting nature was showered down on the path of Alice in vain. In the striking con trasts such characters exhibit, the great force and address of the authoress are displayed. Each is seen better by the side of her opposite. The pil grim of nature, and the devotee of art, as a link between the extremes, the heroine is found partak ing now of one life, now of another. As a sketch of life, it is a sad one that this narrative presents ; but as a guide to many hidden sources of existing sorrow, it may be found too true. As a monitor to giddy youth and unthinking maturity, it is essentially desirable ; while for being an exponent of many ruling passions that influence and excite the world in general, in public and in private, it lays claim to high praise, and is deserving of attentive consideration. If more thought in accordance with reflections here met with, there would be fewer dreams;of happiness imagined, but more satisfaction realised, and far greater contentment experienced. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.) LoNDON, Nov. 15.--Wind at noon, N.W. ; light airs and foggy weather. RYE, Nov. 14.—The Nora, Hartlepool to this port, is sunk, having grounded in entering ; cargo discharging. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 14.—The Pomie, from this port, which got ashore below Moosung in a typhoon, floated off 21st Sept., without apparent damage, after partly discharging. The Austria, hence to Charleston, was ashore in the sand at the latter place, Ist inst., and is likely to prove a total loss, with her cargo. The Lapland, St. John's, N. 8., to this port, reported to be wrecked at Trescot, and the Pre sident, bound to this port, ashore at St. John's, N. 8., 25th Oct., have both been got off. YARMOUTH, Nov. 14.—The Hartlepool, brig, of and from. Sunderland for London, is on the Scroby Sand; ex pected off on the flood. RAMSGATE, Nov. 14.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Azarian, Newport for Hamburg, to stop a trifling leak. The vessel which was in contact with the Alfred; Bremen to New York, was the Johanuas of Copenhagen. Two of her crew got on board the Alfred. SHIELDS, Nov. 14.- -Wind, N. Arrived—Justinian, Miramichi. Sailed—Sultan, Aden and Calcutta ; Pearl, Quebec. TORBAY, Nov. 14.—The Harriet, Newcastle to Brigham, has been got off the Paignton Sands, with loss of rudder and other damage. CARDIFF, Nov. 14.—The Eleanor (barque) of this port, for Ascension, is in Penarth Roads, leaky, and will pro ceed to Bristol to discharge and repair. GLOUCESTER.—SaiIed—Rony Brown, Melbourne. CARDIFF, Nov. 14.—Wind W., and variable. Sailed — Marian, Trincomalee ; Dolphin, Fernando Po ; Jenny, Trinidad ; - Urania, Havannah ; May Queen, Virginia. `MILFORD. Arrived—Maria, Qualm). GRIMSBY, Nov. lA.—Arrived—Diamond, Aden. DEAL, Nov. 14.—Wind N.W., and foggy. Arrived from the river—Gaeta (qy.), Africa. Ditto and sailed— Elspeth, St. Vincent and St. Lucia ; Abaqum, New York. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 14.—Wind N.W. Arrived—Port- Glasgow, Quebec. Sailed—Norma (s), Calcutta ; Norma (s), Singapore; Indiana (s), Cape of Good Hope. ABERYSTWITH, Nov. 14.—Wind E. Arrived—Battas, Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 14.—Wind N. Sailed—Stamboul, New Orleans ; Lallah Rookh, ew York. HARWICH, Nov. 14.—The Elizabeth Lewis, Dundee to Melbourne, which was assisted in, after being on shore, has been surveyed, and ordered to discharge. ARCHANGEL, Oct. 29.—The Chase, hence to Dundee, has'put back leaky ; cargo discharging. The I. C. I. Van Speyk, hence to Rotterdam, has been totally lost in the White Sea ; crew saved. QUEBEC, Oct. 29.—A portion of the cargo of the Anne, from London, on shore on Beaumont Shoals, has been saved. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, 10.30 A.M. Wind S.S.E., moderate, and fine. Arrived—Amazon, from Hamburg ; Henry Nesmith, from Philadelphia ; Mercutio, from Savanilla. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 13. Wind N. Sailed.—Lalla Rookh, for New York; Stamboul, for New Orleans ; Carlotta, for Amsterdam. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) CUSTOMS RETURN. . GRAVESEND, TUESDAY, 10.4 A.M. Wind calm. foggy. Tide, two hours' flood. Arrived.—Enigsheden, from Swatwig ; Burg Castle, from Antwerp; Carl Francisco, from New York; Traveller, from Rotterdam ; Jane, from Antwerp ; Margaretta, from Rotterdam. DEAL, TUESDAY, 9.22 A.M. _ _ Wind N.W. light, and foggy. Anchored.—benta, from London for Africa ; George Ansen, from London for Malta ; Teti, from London for Gems ; Abagun, from London for New York. Passed.—Elspeth, from London for St. Vincent. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL. SUGAR The sales are large, and are likely to go rather heavily. Foreigns at full rates. The puantity of British plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 792 hhds. 22 tierces 335 barrels. There were taken for home consumption 1,492 hhds. 256 tierces 596 barrels. The stock in the same places is 11,117 hhds. 1,757 tierces 4,020 barrels. Refined brown lumps are 435. 6d. to 445. COFFEE.—The market is quiet. Native Ceylon is 448. 6d. to 475. Plantation is wanted, especially colony, and also foreign. Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 261 puns. 77 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 262 puns. 1 hhd., and ex ported 81 puns. 116 hhds. The stock in the same places is 8,622 puns. 782 Mids. RICE.-2,203 bags Bengal at auction all found buyers at 15s. to 16s. for good and fine white, and at 13s. 6d, to 14s. for ord. to good pinky and Corringa. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 555. 6d. to 555. 9d. per cwt., on the spot, and town 565. 6d. TEA.—Congou is in request at ls. Lid. per lb. for sound ord. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 5s to Si 15s ; clover ditto, 41 Os to 61 109 ; and straw, 1114 s to 212 s per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 15s to 5116 s ; clover ditto, 41 N to 61 6s ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 21 3s per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 5s to Si 15s; clover ditto, 410 s to 6110 s ; and straw, 1/ 14s to 21 2s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. A LAWYER'S NAME.--•A lawyer wrote "rascal " in the hat of a brother lawyer, who, on discovering it, entered a complaint in open court against the trespasser, who, he said, had not only taken his hat, but had writ ten his OM& name in it. CARMARTHEN RAILWAY BRIDGE.—An effort was made yesterday to lift the iron work of the bridge into its destined position, but it proved a failure, owing to the tackling giving way. The period for opening the line to Haverfordwest now nearly approaches, as may be gathered from the fact that the government inspector has been served with the usual month's notice to inspect. --Carmarthen Jownicil of Friday. _..~._.~..,.._ - - ...w_..~.~_....._ .~.,... THE SUN,: LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NO'VEMNEII,_IS, 1853. SHA.R! MARKETS-(THIS DAY). PREFERENCE SHARES. MONTE VIDEO. BRITISH RAILWAYS. 'Aberdeen . 100 8` il RAILWAYS, 'Aberdeen . Closing Prices this day. 19i -- 194 Ambg. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. Junc....... 44 - 4i Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. do Stour Va11ey......... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons.... Do., £2O Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at .E 45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. 9 - JO 12 10 d 17 - 19 5/ - N - 98 546 - 55 166 - 176 13 - 15 Chester & Ilolyheadl Cork and Bandon I Cork, Black. & Pass ;Cornwall Dublin&Belfast Juno Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New 74 - 8. East Anglian (£25 L. & E. & L. & D.) Do., (XlB E. & Eastern Counties Eastern Union,A. stk Do., do. B Do,NewA(lateThirds) East Lancashire Ed inburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dunde , Forth and ClydeJunc Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western.. 41; -- 41 34 • 3t 12 8 -13 t 42 -- 44 31 -- 33 64 - 66 59 -- 61 2i* = ii 82 - 83 58 - 60 127 - 129 102 - 104 81 -- 82 irieh South-Easters. Lancaster &Carlisle.. Do., Thirds Lancasn. & Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Leeds Northern 87 -- 90 1 11 12ips 64i -- 65 -- 7 d 4i -7 4id 12t-131 Liv. Crsby. &Soutbpt. London & Blackwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond.Bright.& S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. FifLhs Do. ,10/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths 7i 1 P 96 97 102 102 d P I p 100 42 London tt S. Western Do., £5O. ..... Do., £4O 73 75 13 11 d 12 11 d Lncfncirry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Snef. &Lineln. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland 20 - 21 ... - -d 611 -61 i 34 - 36 100 100 47 174 13h-rains% & Derby Midland G. Wcst.(lr.) I Do. Shares Newcastle &Carlisle Newmarket Do. Bury Extensions Nowpt.Aberg.&Htfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor 54 56 i d par 5 401 'Norfolk Northn. Counties Un North British ...... , 50 52 4 —3 d 28 29 8— 10, North Devon, No.l 1 Do., No. 2 Dc., A A Deferred ' Do., A B Guaranteed .North London li - 2 7 - 7i 49 ... 52 N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. ,North We5tern........, 17i, 10 all 5i 5d 71 8 par 2 p N. & S. Westrn. June. Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford Worcester cSi Wolverhampton Portsmouth 38 - 40 2.2 100 100 100 100 Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Binng Do., L. do N. Westu Guaranteed Stock Shrewsby. di Herefd Shrewsby. dr Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B,C, &D, fully paid up at per cent. South Devon . South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun 88 - 90 54 - 55 60 - 62 Do., No. 2, 7 p. c 1 Blyth & Tyne 10 per ct. pref. (iss. at£so) Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock Business done this day. Po. Do., shares 'Caledonian £lO Chester dx Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent... Cork &Bandon 5i p.c. Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction. EastAnglian (X 3 101 __6 per cent. Do: (EN 7 per cent.. Do. (27 17s) 7 p. et.. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2 55 4i3/4 Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Seri]] Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p. ots East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths Edinb.Prth.drDundee 4 per cent .......... Glasgow do B.lVosteri guar. 5 per cent..., Great North , - sp. c. Do. 5 p. c. , Redeem. , at 10 p. c. pram..., Do. 4} percent. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Pref Gt. Southn, dzWestn. (Ireland) Eighths... Do. 4 per ct. pref. St. Gt. Westn. (Barks dr Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. Do. con. & red. 4i p.c Do. do. 4 per cent... Do. irredeem. 4 p. c. Lan. do York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848._ London and,Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c... Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, sp. c., 1852 .. Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Loud. & N. W., Coy. & Nun., 5 per cent. London dr S. Western, Con. Thirds 81i 2i 65} i pm 96 . 102 i St. 20 12i St. 12i 12i 25 100 100 100 6 100 Londonderryd; Coler. 3, Shares . Lundy. & Ennis • Sh Slanch.,Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. 1...... Do. New, $10.....:... larypt.&Carl. 4p. c. Do. 4i per cent....... Do .. . 55 Co 21 lidis 15 17 11'7i 8i 13 3,1 - 30 I ... 93 foo! 6 - 3i -- 4i 5 -- 5t liP 1* - Isl , 13i -- 14 19* -20 t 3 - 3i di -- iio 108 - 110 - P 8 - 81 6i 7 99 —lOl 95 100 95 100 par ,140 142 2 - 31> 12i - 13 - 7A 91 - 94 Pi 12 12 12. St. St. 26i 13h 20 20 15 -- 17 60 - 61 34 35 • 3 - 4 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do £lO shades 27 - 30 St. 10 St. 25 Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Haven Dock' and Railway... Vale of Neath. ..... 20 20 50 20 Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall.. West End of London and Crystal Palace West London Wmbledon &Croydobl York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions....... Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland..' - ... 2i 3 151 - 154 -. = 9 A postscript to the letter inserted in our inT,pression of Thursday was omitted, and it runs as follows is for the second time that Monte Video owes its salvation to General M. Pacheco-Oves, who has been the entire cause of the change of President and Ministers ; who, a,ccord ing to public opinion, have been hand in hand with the unworthy ex-General Orive, the lieutenant of the most consummate tyrant Rosas. General M. Pacheco-Owes has been appointed Master-General of Ordnance, against his own desire, but his colleagues, knowing the value of the services of so brave a man, prevailed upon him to accept the office he now fills. The Minister appointed for Foreign Affairs, is Doctor Gomer, and not General Gomer, as before stated ; he is the well-known patriot who so notoriously signalised himself in the defence of his country, and Mr. Alexander Dumas, in his work upon New Troy, mentions his name with great admira tion. B. M. li pm Pm CONTRACT STEAM COMPANIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Edinburgh, Oct. 24, 1853. Siu,—ln your paper of the 21st instant, you give under the head of " Contract Steam Companies" some interesting particulars regarding the Post-office Packet line Service. You first show the estimated amount of British trans marine postage for the year to be 479,600/., and then you place in juxta-position the terms of contract, which amount per annum to 822,3901. Perhaps you, or some of your correspondents, will be kind enough to say, 1401 1 1. Whether, supposing the estimate of 479,6001. to be correct, is the amount included in the published gross receipts of the Post-office 1 2. Is the 822,3901. regarded as a part of the ordinary expenditure of the Post-office, whose net income last year was stated to be 1,100,0001. 'I 3. What was the gross annual income from the mail packets before the introduction of Mr. Hill's penny post age, say in 1838 1 nil 100 I 64i - 8 8.1.1 4 -3? d 47 4S 101 1.0.6 25 100 100 20 50 50 100 100 all all 10 100 1.00 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all 13.5 24i Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol dr Birm. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4} per cent. Norfolk Debent. Sh. Norfolk Extension... Do. Pref. 5i per ct... Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire.. Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do Scot. Cen., New Pref. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New 20 50 20 25 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 05.66. S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. e. Pre f Do York& N. Midland H r S. Porch LAAgua Fria Anglo Austrin. Gold nglo Californian ustralasian 'Australian .... Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold. Ave Maria.., Baden (Gd.Dachy of) Blinarvon Iron and Coal British Anstrin. Gold British Iron 4. What was the expenditure on account of the mail packet service in the same year ? At a time when the old mail guards are being pen sioned off at 7s. 6d. per week, and when the " extrava gant" demands made by railway companies is alleged to be the cause of the Post-office revenue not being more productive, answers to the foregoing queries will be regarded with interest.—l am, &c., M. BRITISH MUSEUM.- COINS, MEDALS, AND GEMS. 140 - 142 4,1 23 . 103 - 105 -f) 9A —10 A 161 —17 b 10 —10 i 13 15 Par — aP 231 24 19 20 95 - 93 44 - 4i ad part par d par lf A d 4 d 6 6 d 7 9 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm Do. Coeaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Delßey Carsons's Creek Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copiapo Copper Min. of Eng Do. Pref. 7i p. cent English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co General 7 8 2 2 37 39 id par 43 45 Gt.NuggetVeinSerp. Do. Registered !Great Polgooth Lake Bathurst.. i - A Ili -12 i 60 - 70 6 - 8 p 2L; 3d 14 16 par • ip 21 - 2 - A - Liberty Linares. Loud. &Californ. Goli Quartz Crush. Co Mari quits ........ , Mexiean&S.Americm New Granada i ---- t - i - 7 i Ci 38 New Linares Mining and Smelting Co INouveau Monde • • 4 =P Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney iron Do. New d— pa: 29 31 'Santiago de Cuba (South Australian Tin Croft . . United Mexican Waller 4 - ... - 4 - 3 - 1 - all all all all 125., West Granada. 'West Mariposa ...... . I ;Worthing Mining of Australia . 'Yuba.... JOINT-STOO. lAustralasia . i - i - K BANKS. 76 - 78 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chrtd. Bnk.of India, Austral., and China Chrtd. Bnk. of Asia Colonial ... ... id 4dis li ldis 20 10 20 35 10 22& all all Commercial of Lord. English Scottish and Australian Chrtd London Chrtd. of Australia London and County London Joint Stock Lond.andWestminst National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland New South Wales Oriental Bank Cor poration .. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Union of Madrid 2 - I.N 4 - i P 48 - 49 1 d— par 73 - 75 7,1 - 8i REFORM OF PARLIAMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The intended new Reform Bill begins to engage a great deal of public attention, and those who have to consider and frame it must very soon, if they have not already done so, begin their work. As a very old reformer, long before reform was in fashion, I submit some notes, which will perhaps be deemed worthy of attention. The Tories, with the Times, and I am sorry to say the Chronicle, in some degree as their coadjutors, are putting out feelers„ claiming, upon the most fallacious principles, a large addition to the county representatives, which were so largely, and, as it turned out, so inju riously extended at the first Reform Bill. They have hardly ventured to say in what way they are to get the necessary numbers, and as it is not of course intended that the whole number of the members of the House of Commons shall be increased, some measure must be de vised that will be effective. On looking over the list of the cities and boroughs in England that now return two members each, I find that there are : 4 cities, with less than lO,OOO inhabitants, 7 boroughs, between 15,000 and 20,000 17 ~ „ 10,000 and 15,000 „ 32 „ „ 5,000 and 10,000 „ 6 ~ with less than 5,000 „ These cities and boroughs, at the next election, to return only one member each, which would be a decided mprovement ; it will be found, on looking over the votes of their members, that much too many of them are split votes, and in many instances at elections most improper and detrimental compromises are made. What, if possible, should be obtained is, a true and fair ex pression of the opinion of the majority of the electors. We should not too nicely scrutinise how the votes will be given ; it may happen that some of the constituen cies will not return such persons as every one may ap prove of, but if the majority of the electors should in the first instance make a bad choice, they will soon find it out, and at another election correct themselves. By this scheme we shall have, with the addition o Sudbury and St, Albans, now vacant, 70 seats to dis. pose of ; and it is a very serious question how that shall be done with the greatest advantage to our country. It does not seem desirable, or necessary, that any alteration should be made in the representation of Ire land, Scotland, or Wales, and as the whole of the cities and boroughs in the above list are in England, it is but just and right that they should be given to such large unrepresented towns and districts as from various causes have sprung up into importance since the first Re form Bill, and by a division of many places and districts that are now joined together the contemplated opinions of the absolute majority will be effectually obtained. The metropolitan districts must be increased ; their population, wealth, industry, property, require a large extension of members to give them a relative position to the rest of the country, It is proposed that the following arrangement be made, which would perhaps accomplish all that at pre sent seems to be necessary or desirable. Additional Marylebone, 2 members 0 Paddington, in 2 districts Pancras 1 Finsbury, in 4 districts 2 Tower Hamlets, in 5 districts 3 Lambeth, in 3 districts I Deptford, Greenwich, and Woolwich, 3 dis 1 Camberwell and Peckham Highgate and Hampstead Hackney Chelsea Kennington Hammersmith and Fulham 1 Brentwood, with a district Gravesend and Milton 1 Gosport and Alverstoke 1 Twenty-six towns which have more than 20,000 each Twenty-towns between 15,000 and 20,000 22 Ad libitum Total.. 70 There are about 81 towns in England with a popula tion of more than 10,000 each which will still be unre presented, and it is highly desirable that as soon as pos sible they should have representatives ; and whenever a place that now returns members shall be disfranchised, from corruption or from any other cause, the members should be given at once to the largest unrepresented as shown by the last census. If it should be considered advisable to entirely dis franchise all such places as have not by the last census 5,000 inhabitants each, it would give ten more seats to dispose of at once. The counties should be further divided into districts returning one each, the constituencies to be enlarged by adding to the present numbers all such persons living within them as shall be rated to the poor or the high ways at 101. per annum, and duly paying the rates. Finality, it is hoped, is dead and gone. It was in tended at the time it was declared. Lord John never got well out of it, and it should be understood that every 10 years, as soon as the census shall be taken, the representative roll shall be called over, and such further changes made as the then state of the country shall re_ quire. In the cities and boroughs the parliamentary to be lowered to the municipal roll. This would in most in stances double the number of the electors, and one re gistration would be sufficient for both purposes, which in itself would be a very great improvement. Universal suffrage seems on all sides to be given up. We ought to keep up the true old Anglo-Saxon principle of " Scot and Lot." He that will not pay, according to his means, towards the local burthens, or be ready to do good service in person, ought not to be entrusted with the franchise. The true way to put down bribery would be to make it a misdemeanour either by the principal or his agents, and on a conviction to be punished accordingly.—l am, &c., L. Rolm . . —The letters from Rouen mention that the market for manufactures was heavy, the attendance of purchasers having been limited. DEPARTURES FOR AUSTRALIA. —The departures for the Australian colonies from the port of London during the past week show an increase. They have comprised altogether 17 vessels, of which seven are bound to Port Philip, with an aggregate burden of 4,332 tons; five to Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 3,020 tons ; t wo to Launceston, with an aggregate burden of 706 tons; one to Adelaide of 673 tons ; and one to Hobart Town of 369 tons. Their total capacity was 9,315 tons. The rates of freight in some cases exhibit a tendency to fur ther improvement. BUSINESS OF THE PORT OF LONDON.--With reference to the general business of the port of London during the past week, the arrivals, although large, are still chiefly from the Baltic, comparatively few having taken place from other parts. The number of vessels entered in wards was 277, being 30 less than in the previous week The arrivals of grain are still la rge , th e total quantity . reported being 64,336 quarters, including 37,048 quarters of wheat. Of sugar there were reported 21 hhds. and 2,406 casks, of coffee 60 bags, and of hops 737 bales. In the fruit trade business at this season should be rather active, but as yet the arrivals have been compa ratively few. Several vessels, however, are now over due. The number of s hi ps c l eared outwards was 122, being three less than in the previous week. Of these 27 were in ballast, and 17, as above stated, for the Aus tralian colonies. The actual exports to those colonies show a considerable increase over the last report, and included 368,063 yards of calicoes, plain and part dyed ; 47,908 yards of cambrics, gauzes, &c., and other articles of the declared value of 86,9061. SUB-DIVISION OF THE PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS.— Yesterday a special meeting of the vestry was held for the purpose of considering the proposal of the vicar to introduce a bill into Parliament in the ensuing ses sion to subdivide the parish into separate ecclesiastical districts. The vicar, the Rev. T. Dale, took the chair. Mr. Streeton, as one of the requisitionists, mo ved a resolution, "That the vestry, having taken into con sideration the bill proposed by the vicar for the better regulation and management of the ecclesiastical affairs of the parish,Established is of opinion that it is calculated to in crease the pastoral efficiency of the Church, without affecting the rights . of Christians oe f other denominations, or compromisingin any e ulsor dgre the present freedom of the ratepayers o y rates, and therefore recommends the a e p r p 10 1 nlat comp d rnment ep r comm ittee to consider the details of the to the vestry. Mr. T. E. Baker sec onded the resolu tion. After some opposition onincidental points, the resolution was carried: C HA MPAGNE.—The following anecdote will show that 1 the people of Champagne a re not quite such simpletons as they have hitherto had credit for :—A few days ago, a small farmer of the environs of Chalons had a quantity of wool to sell, and be was waited on by one of the men who make it their business to go from place to place to effect purchasers for the large dealers. A. bargain w struck at 6f , the kilog ramme, and thewnolwa weighed and done up in sacks. Whilst the purchaser w s a: e Count ing out his money , the farmer w ent into his cellar f or a bottle or two of wine. During his absence, the wool dealer, seeing half a dozen splendid hams hangingtowthoe, ce ili ng , could not resist the tem ptation h of takin g t and slipping them into one of is sacks. Th e sun was shining at the time, farmer saw, by th e reflec tion on the wall, what;and the his customer was about. When he appeared with the wine, however, he said nothing, but, counting over the money, pretended not to recol lect the precise weight of the wool. The purchaser told him, but he wasanotsatisfied, an d propose d t o h ave th e sacks weighed gain The purchaser did not like this, but could n o t, of eo . urse, resist, and the weighing was proceeded t o . It turned out that they weighed U. kilo grammes more than he had paid, and he was obliged to add 66fr. to the sum counted out. The peasant then bade him adieu, with a malicious smile, for his hams had brought him three hams a pound. FOREIGN. , 5 Amtwrp & Rotterdam 3 Belgian East. Junct. 8 Bezie:s to Graissessac ... Central of Italy all Charleroi & Erquelin all Demerara . . 10 Dijon and Besnon 8 Dutch Rhenish all East Indian 2 Do. Extension all Gt. Indian Peninsula 10 Gd. Junct. of France 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada Sbrs. and Bonds 8 Gt. Central of France 2O I Gt DDsooh . a W I .br ooe e nns s dd t n ss of Can a d a ( ( 1 2 i i 5 5 5 5 ..) ) 1 1 8 8 5 7 7 3 104 Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent 5 Lake Const. & Basle 4 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. prof. 15 Luexembourg 13 Do. (Railway) 2 Do 3 Do. (Canal) 5 Do. 6p. cent. pref. 12 Lyons & Mediterran 104 Madras 29 Maria Antonia 10 Do. New 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (with interest all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do. 201. 3 p. c. Bds [fmy.B. &Ams. She ] all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 10 Paris and Lyons 40 Do. bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen all Paris and Strasbourg 4 Paris Caen& Cherbrg. 10. f Quebec & R'chmond all Rouen and Havre 9 Royal Danish 2 Royal Swedish 204 110 20 2 1 - - 3 13 - 1A - 3i -24 p 2id 4ip P - 4. - if - 4} - i -- 2 - 9/ - 6 - 1 1 4 -- id i 10 20 20 3i 7i 1 - 8 33i - i ill - 26 6 all iSaliabre and Meuse 6 Do. 5i per cent. prof 2 S.E. of France 6 Southern of France 6 IStAndrews &Quebec 2s. 'Upper India Scrip all West Flanders 10 'Do. 6i per c. Pref 10 Western of France 4 'West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 12 IZealanA 41 - 371 - 2 - 42 37i 4p 1d 20 par d 19 id 8i - Ad - - 4 —4, ld p 74 -8, ... - zi - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Sbr. Paid RAILWAY& Leasing Closing Prices Business Compans. this day, this day. - - 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. Bletehley St. 100 Buckghamsh L. &N.W. 100 102 102 50 all Clydesdale Jc Caledon... 50 52 St. 100 E. Lincoln. gr 6p. cent ... . Gt.Northn 140 143 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian, Neils• Direct. ••• ••• 25 all Do. New Do 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt.Westn 3O 32 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New Railway & Berw.. 50 all Hull & Selby Y.&N.Md. 108 110 25 all Do.. Shares Do 54 55 12A all Do. Shares. Do 26 —27 i 12 Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern I3A —14 A 20 all Do. Preference Do 24A —25 A St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent... Norfolk St. 100 Do. 6 per ct. Do — 5} all Manch•Byton. Ln.&N.W and Matlock & Midld 2 - 3 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. 100 all Midld.Bradfd Midland... 99 101 50 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count.. 61 63 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do . 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &IS. W &Ln&Yk —46 i 12A 12 Do. A Shares. Do — St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt.Northn 138 142 St. 100 Do.Shepth•St. Do 138 142 140 25 188 Sher. Roth. & Laucash.& Gooleg.s.p.c Yorksh — d 12 9A S. Staflordsh.. Mr3lClean 2 lid N all WearValleygr Stockt. & 6 per cent Darling . 25 all Do.. Do 3O —31 A St. 100 Willa&Somrst Gt.Westu 9B 100 MISCELL. Aubin Coal and Iron Australian Agricult. A.ustralsu.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land' Brit. & Coln. Smelt;. and Reduction Co 'Canada Company Crystal Palace IDo. New Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph (A) Do. (B) Electric Tel. of Irel, Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navig. Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co N. B. Australasian Do. New Nrth . of Europe Steam Peel Itr. La. & Minn. Peninsular & Oriental 15 20 20 20 :OITS. 41 =- 43 6 - 6 .1 - ii . p 13 - I 17 - 16 12 - 14 ••• -- ... li , :Id ~ -' ~P •i = .i. Do. do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam.... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submarine Telegraph . Van Diemen's 'Land ••• - ••• lip 35 - 37 j :: 6 i i AN OPPONENT TO SANATORY REFOR2C—It is lament. able to note to what base ends religion is sometimes made subservient. Will it be believed that the follow ing conversation actually took place not many days ago between a burgess and a candidate for the town coun cil ? Candidate— " Well, I suppose I shall have your support this time as usual ?" Burgess—" No, you can not have my support." Candidate—" Why ?" Burgess —" Because you are going in opposition to the Al mighty." Candidate (astounded)—" In opposition to the Almighty ! In what respect ?" Burgess—" God is about to visit us with a judgment. He is going to visit us with the cholera, and you set yourself up to prevent God from executing that judgment by endeavouring to introduce the Health of Towns Act." The candidate pitied, of course, the infatuated ignorance of the voter, and though he tried to convince him of the absurdity of the blind fatalism by which he was possessed, it was of no avail.—Portsmouth, Gazette. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Among the vast multitudes who visit our na tional museum every year, how many know that it con tains a single coin or medal ? That many would desire to see them, if aware of their existence, is evident from the fact that half a dozen coins cannot be exhibited in a dealer's tray without as many heads constantly round them, and also that there are few persons who have not made some little collection of such articles. It is well known that the Medal-room is not very accessible ; and when - an entry has been obtained, it is not easy for any one who is not a foreigner to view much of its con tents. There are, doubtless, some advantages in any , system which has been long continued, though not ob vious to every one. Now, granting this to be the case, yet the public rooms might be supplied with a collec tion, sufficiently attractive and instructive for ordinary observers, without the slightest disturbance to the old regime. This might be accomplished by making the duplicates available. The Museum frequently obtains entire collections of coins at a time, either by purchase or bequest, and the consequence is, that there are hun dreds upon hundreds of duplicates stowed away as lum ber, not awaiting a sale, but altogether as useless as if they had remained in the earth. When a desirable ob ject is offered at the Medal-room, but rejected for want of funds -no uncommon occurrence—the officers have not power to exchange one of these serviceless duplicates for it, and thus enrich the collection at the cost of an encumbrance. The gems of the Hamilton and other collections, which formed a very attractive subject in the Gallery of Antiquities of the old building, have been removed from public inspection to a closed room in the new struc ture. I cannot guess the reasons for this deprivation. The Portland vase, since it was mended, has shared the same fate, but as this is private property its seclusion may rest on different grounds.--I remain, &c., CUI BONO. THE CHOLERA. ( From the General Board of Health, Nov. 14.) METROPOLIS. The returns from the divisions DL MT of the Metro politan Police and the Thames division give 13 new cases and 6 deaths. On the 11th inst. Dr. Milroy had an interview with the guardians of St. Saviour's Union upon the subject of the public health of the parish. For some weeks past the number of deaths from cholera in this and the adjoining districts has been steadily on the in crease. The Sanitary Committee have been energeti cally at work in the removal of surface nuisances, and have organised a staff for the inspection of every house in the unwholesome localities ; but the condition of the sewerage is alleged to frustrate their labours more seriously than any other cause. Particular mention was made of one sewer which was declared to be full up to the arch with deposits several feet in depth, and ex haling at various points the most poisonous effluvia. The incurably bad state of the dwellings of the poor in many of the courts and streets in St. Saviour's parish, is another grave difficulty with which the guardians have to contend ; for they complain that they have no power to deal summarily with such property. Dr. Milroy urged the appointment of two additional medical officers, and advised the board to provide, a a place of refuge for the inmates of such houses as might require to be thinned or emptied together. LUTON. In consequence of a severe outbreak of cholera, an inspector of the General Board of Health has visited this town. Luton (says Mr. Lee) is probably one of the most thriving towns in the kingdom. The popu tinn is said to have doubled since 1841 ; and al though 600 or 700 houses have been erected since the last census, there is still a great demand. The relieving officer says :—There is not a cellar dug out, but there is an applicant for the house." BISHOP AUCKLAND. The local board of health have now at their disposal a sufficient scavenging staff, and it is to be hoped that the streets of this town, containing a magnificent episcopal palace, will not present much longer the disgraceful appearance described in a report made at a recent inspection. ELY. The local board of health are stated to be at work most efficiently ; but from the low situation of parts of the town many things must remain in their present con dition till the house sewerage is connected with the main drains. No deaths have occurred for the last few days. SOHAM. The active exertions of the sanitary committee, to gether with the house to house visitation, and the more favourable weather, appear to have entirely checked the spread of the disease, at any rate for the present. On the 12th and 13th there were three fatal cases. DEATH OF LADY PANMURE.—We regret to announce that Lady Panmure died on Friday at Pitfour Castle, Perthshire. Her ladyship's death will be felt as a public loss in the county of Forfar, and will bedeeply'regretted by all who ever knew her or came within her influence. Lady Panmure, who was born in 1807, was the eldest daughter of the second Lord Abercromby, and was mar ried to Lord Panmure, then the Hon. Fox Maule, in 1831. She leaves r o issue.—&otsman. THE COAL AND IRON TRADE.—The coal trade assumes a very satisfactory position, generally speaking, and the return of the colliers to their work looks well. We wish that the men would avail themselves of the present op portunity which is afforded them of doing plenty of work, but such, we are afraid, will not be the case. A circular has been issued this week by the agent of the largest coal proprietor in this district, announcing a rise of ls. per ton upon heathen coal and lumps, which makes the coal of this description 13s. per ton, and the lumps lls. The demand for the coal is still very great, and far in excess of the supply, although a greater quantity is thrown into the market from a number of new pits just opened. The pig trade has been rather fluctuating this week, and the demand for manufactured iron con tinues unabated, and the mills and forges present a scene of great activity. Labour continues in very great re quest, and it is a rarity to see an unemployed man in the neighbourhood.—Birininghain, Mercury. ATHENS, ITS KING AND COURT BALL.—The follow ing is a graphic description of a court ball in the Grecian capital :—And now the ball begins in good earnest ; no more national dances, but all in true European style. The King danced a great deal, and was most courteous and affable in his demeanour. But the Queen shone above every one, and was the first in all the dances. She is a true knightly dame, the boldest equestrian in the land, and graceful above all in the dance. The young Greek ladies have shown great faci lity in acquiring new dances. It would be difficult to discover a single national trait in them, were it not for .r the dark glancing eyes, the brown complexion, love of bright showy colours, which be i t e r y ay al t n a h i n e o i s r t t h i n e + southern, half-Oriental character. They over it and appeared in white ball-dress, t bexrotridemereoldy withb e g t o if l u d l jacket audo of n t red he head, ' v .e e al trimmed e velvet, i richly l a y r teuTd iuniotllilupoldaittos one e d s e i e d p e, black ais placed coquettishly, i also of red velvet corresoonding to the em broidered with gold, jacket. The Greek. littleexactly p, not mix in the dance. Some collect in quiet corners in groups ; others con template l an guidly the stran g e foreign movements. How would thesesttiaotelwyafoltrzni:usganaducdost‘uvmhierslincgorlrespTonhde w ith such unpoe keenest dancers were the gentlemen of the diplomatic corps. PROFESSOR MAUR 40)-'4t12.„- ~lia 41. : : l 7 ,' ", - , C' 4. 7' --s' l- P , The following letter has been 4isidi,t4... ~ , , 1 -:, ...- Maurice to the Council of King's Co aialkdieafr ‘'''' . .4. 1 11 , 4 41 before them at their meeting yesterda ."\ \ ''''.::"." / f-; 1 - -: , l "TO THE COUNCIL OF &LNG 'S Ta;ICC14:1!: LT - C l ' 1 "21, Queen-square, Bloomsbury, • lz:1816 .iit. k ...?: > ' "My Lords and Gentlemen—l hadifirptiveci froli the secretary of King's College a copy of certain trelialdl-11-4"' tions respecting me, which were adopted at the last meeting of the Council. "Under ordinary circumstances, it would be my duty at once to resign offices, which the legislative body of the college has declared that I cannot hold without serious detriment to its usefulness. But the Council is aware, and the public is now also aware, that certain definite charges have been brought against me by the Principal, upon the strength of which he asked that I should be excluded from my professorship. These charges amounted to a declaration that I had departed from the orthodox faith. He alleged, as his reasons for this grave charge, that I did not accept a meaning of the word `eternal' which he considered to be the only right one, and that I refused to draw certain conse quences from that meaning, or to pronounce an opinion upon a subject on which the Articles of the Church of England have not pronounced one. "The decision of the Council, as it avowedly takes cognizance of the opinions which I expressed on this subject in my ` Theological Essays' and in my corres pondence with the Principal, can be understood to amount to nothing less than a condemnation of me upon the grounds which are expressed in the Principal's letter. The Council must be deemed to have accepted the propositions in that letter, and to require that all its professors should accept them likewise. The Principal evidently shares in this opinion. When I wrote to in quire whether my lectures were to be continued till my successors were appointed, he answered that I had better discontinue them from the day on which the re solutions of the Council were passed. He pronounced - this decision though he had officially commanded me to be present at the opening of the term, and to commence my usual courses, retracting an unofficial letter in which he had recommended me to ask for leave of absence. I submit that a person ordinarily se courteous to the pro fessors of the college, and so tender of the interests of the students, would not have thus summarily suspended a teacher whom, with a full knowledge of his opinions, he had invited to be a lecturer in the theological depart ment, and who had served the college in the other de partment for 13 years—that he would not have inter rupted the studies of the term, and forced me to break an implicit engagement with those who are taking part in them—if he had not believed that he was executing an ecclesiastical sentence upon a convicted heretic. " I cannot, my lords and gentlemen, believe that, great as are the privileges which the right reverend bench has conceded to the Principal of King's College, their lordships the bishops ever intended to give him an authority superior to their own, superior to that of the Articles by which they are bound ; I cannot think that they wished to constitute him and the Council arbiters of the theology of the English Church. Such a claim would be as alarming, I apprehend, to the public as to our ecclesiastical rulers. If some parents have been suspicious of the influence which I might exercise over their sons, I believe that there are few parents in Eng land who will not complain that the college has departed from its original principle, when it gives such a scope to the private judgement of its chief officer, or even to the judgment of the body which manages its affairs. " I think it due, then, to my own character as a clergyman, to the interests of the college ' and to the liberties of the English Church, that I should call upon the Council, if they pronounce a theological sentence upon me at all, to declare what article of our faith con demns my teaching. I conjure them not to use any phrases in condemning me which they would reject as loose and vague if the property or the life of a fellow citizen were in question. Whether I have unsettled the faith of my pupils, by giving an interpretation of the word eternal which I had maintained to be true (and especially important for students in divinity) before I was asked to join the theological department, the after lives of those pupils must determine. But if I have vio lated any law of the Church, that law can be at once pointed out—the nature of the transgression can be de fined, without any reference to possible tendencies and results. It is this justice, and not any personal favour, my lords and gentlemen, which I now request at your hands.—l have the honour to be, my lords and gentle• nien, your obedient servant, " F. D. MAURICE." " P.S.—I have requested the secretary to lay before the Council some copies of my letter to the Principal, to which I have added some notes. I would respectfully call the attention of the Council to Note B, page 31, of the pamphlet." . _. Alter reading this letter, the council decided that they did not think it necessary to enter further into the sub ject ; and declared . the two chairs held by Mr. Maurice in the college to be vacant. —The Spectator. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, Nov. 14. APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenants.-- -Edward Vv limit (1853), recently pro moted from mate of the Victoria and Albert Royal steam-yacht, to the Excellent gunnery ship at Ports mouth ; Thomas M. F. Bond (1853), to the Royal George, 120, screw steam-ship at Sheerness. Mates.—Spencer P. Brett (1852), to the Duke of Wellington, 131, screw steam-ship ; William Codrington (1853), from the Queen, 116, to the Excellent ; Cecil W. Buckley (1851), Arthur R. Wright (1852), Henry D. Grant (1853), and Richard Adams (1853), to the Royal George; N. J. Murphy (1853), to the Vulture paddle wheel steam-sloop at Devonport ; C. E. S. Woodman (1851), Alfred Broadhead (1852), and John B. Mitchell (1853), to the Princess Royal, 90, screw steam-ship at Portsmouth ; Charles Smith (acting), in the Hogue, 60, screw steam-ship, is appointed mate of that vessel ; E. M. Hankinson (1853), to the Desperate screw steam sloop at Devonport ; William B. Pauli (1852), to the Rifleman steam-sloop at Woolwich ; Thomas F. Stud dert (acting), in the Prince Regent, 90, at Portsmouth, is appointed mate of that vessel ; Arthur L. Galbraith (acting), in the Victoria and Albert, to be mate of the Arrogant screw steam-frigate at Portsmouth ; John B. Creagh (1852), to the St. Jean D'Acre, 101, screw steam ship, at Devonport ; William F. Gollock (acting), in the Blenheim, to be mate in the Stromboli . steam -sloop ; Edward E. Richards (acting), in the Magimenne paddle wheel steam-frigate, to be mate of that vessel. There is a rumour to-day that a number of men well acquainted with their duties will be selected from each of the four divisions of Royal Marines to proceed to Malta, where they will be formed into a battalion for service there. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 12. The Growler, 5, paddle, having undergone a survey, has been found to be so rotten that she is ordered to be broken up forthwith. She was built at Chatham in 1841. P, T sc S r M ew OU C T ap H t , ai M n o t N h D e A H Y o . n. The St. Jean d'Acre, 107 Henry Keppel.—A contemporary has stated that the above war-steamer will have to go to Plymouth to be docked. We beg to state that the St. Jean d'Acre will be docked at this port to-morrow morning (Tuesday.) The Medea, 6, paddle, Commander J. C. Bailey.— This vessel w ill go into dock as soon as the Frolic, 16, comes out, which may be on Wednesday. We perceive that Commander Bailey has returned from his attend ance at the Admiralty. The Fairy, Royal yacht tender, Captain Crispin, has been on the gridiron to-day to examine the interior of the screw boss—wherefore, we know not ; everything was perfect, and she comes off at flood tide. The Princess Charlotte, 104—We understand this three-decker is to be brought down the harbour prepara tory to being commissioned. The Dragon, 6, paddle, commenced swinging to-day to ascertain the deviation of her compass. The Dauntles, 33, screw, and Frolic, 16, Commander Nolloth, have painted top-gallant masts to day. Lieu tenant Reynolds, of the Blenheim, is fitting out the Dauntless, and Lieutenant Peyton the Frolic—both thoroughly practical men. The American barque Titers, master, went out of harbour this morning, in tow of the tug Ranger, and sails for Rio Janeiro with a fair wind down Channel. THE ARMY. PUNISHMENT FOR DESERTION.—The under-named military Prisoners, tried at Chatham by district courts martial for desertion and making away with their regi mental necessaries, received their sentences yesterday, in the presence of the troops, specially assembled on the general parade ground of the barracks. The proceed ings of th e trials of the several prisoners were read by the adjutant : — Pri v a te John Brown, of the E as t I ndia Company's service w a s sentenced to 84 days ap ' imprison mentjohn aat Norman, Fort 3 sth Clarence, lio 0 with i is sh alsohard t ol undergoa bour ; and Pr i vate w ith hard 9 la 3 b d ou c r omp for a B ny, v 84 days, re c e t i he e d sentence with hard former pris oner to b e put under stoppages ; and Privat e W m. Snell, Royal labour i‘rarin f es o'r 4 months and to be branded w ith the letter D. A n A d N e r s c a o li n E , R 7 D 4 af t i E hdt s es E R pnrtoh : o E t ß ; p r i was vate William B e ll, alias a r j s tried by court-martial at e l‘ h ia a j d o deserted d K f e r n o n m e d t y h , e 1 7 8 4 t t h h , F w o e o n t ti T C i h ie at p h r a i m so , president, t o Po r tsm n o err i: and enlisted into the 35th Regiment. The sentence on this prisoner will not be known until approved at the Horse Guards. TEA.—The tea-market this week has opened with con tinued activity, owing to the last news from China; common congou, which was previously at a nominal quotation of ls. Old., having advanced since Saturday morning to ls. lid. to ls. lid. per lb. The chief busi ness has been in common congou, but some parcels of good have found buyers at a small advance. Other de scriptions have not been affected. INCENDIARISM IN THE WEST.—Several cases of in cendiarism have lately occurred in Devonshire, of a somewhat extensive character. Two cases ocourred last week, and in each case an agricultural thrashing machine was burnt, which seems to indicate that the perpetrators belong to that class of misguided men—not yet extinct in this country—who consider the introduc tion of machinery to facilitate agricultural improvement injures the labourer and tends to decrease his wages. Last Saturday evening a cow "linhay", a stable, and two large barns, on Forlanda Farm, belonging to Mr. J. Heathcote, M.P., were set on fire at a place near Tiverton, and the whole of the premises were destroyed. A thrashing machine, a quantity of straw, and several bushels of oats were a lso consumed. On the following of cow-linhays an d a policeethoyr as e r h tlei Monday morning near e fire afiarr re are bein g rpbanienokidn t ak en u a h n eor snspoeemvtdooetnhOsd discover t r b e n , l w d i h n i g s o e h n umber it co n n W sum ill e is d 's a farm , machine.M o perpetrators e f as th u es re e s succeed in apprehending them. Ll k, to d lit 36 ).1f 3t. Ler