The Sun. — London, England, 1857-01-27 00:00:00

~. MONEY MARKET AND COIVIDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Advices from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday closet firmly, with less (xcite rniut, tint pric:s reniaiLed at the advance of per lb. on American d , scriptions. The sales coin- Prised 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market is quiet at steady prices. The news received from China by the Overland Mail caused a further advance in the price of tea yesterday. Sales of common congou were effected at ls. lid. to ls. lid., and if hostilities continue a further improvement is expected. Au active spe culative business, is in progress and the market is sparingly supplied. In silk also there have been numerous operations at enhanced rates. The accounts from the United States, per steamer Niagara, report con activity in the demand for money at New York, the latest official return published by the 13t,nk.: in that city having exhibited an increase of 200,2121. in the loans and discounts. The specie was rather smaller, but large remittances from California were soon anti cipated, which would more than make up the deficiency. Trade was very active, and no imme diate return to ease in the discount market was therefore expected. During the week ending the 9th inst. the value of , he imports exceeded that of the exports by 307,517/. Some of the continental money markets are slowly recovering from the effects of the late pro tracted pressure. The latest advices report a further decline in the rate of discount at Hamburg, which now only amounts to 5i per cent,, and a further improvement is anticipated. At Paris there is a more cheerful feeling, but no reduction in the terms Las yet taken place. The efflux of gold to the Continent seems to be increasing, about 100,0001. having been sent from the Bank of England yesterday. If these with drawals are not speedily checked the metallic de posits in Threadneedle-street will soon be reduced to a very lo w figure, especially as there are no arrivals from Australia, America, or Mexico. There is consequently some probability of the Bank direc tors being compelled to raise the rate of discount next Thursday, as in addition to this drain the applications for discounts are becoming exceedingly active as the end of the month approaches. In banking circles there is a confident expectation of some restrictions being at once imposed, so that the views recently entertained relative to a return of financial ease are likely to be proved incorrect. On the Stock Exchange a good inquiry exists at 5 i to 6 per cent. This day a quarterly meeting of the Sortridge Con sols Mine was held, at which a report was printed, showing that the profit made in the three months was 1,5641. There was no dividend on the occasion. The English Funds are heavy, owing to some large sales having been effected. The unfavourable features which the Money Market presents encou rages "Bear" operations, and in many in stances those who have operated for a rise are now closing their accounts. A decline of about 1 per cent. has taken place, and in ; the face of increased pressure for money and the drain of specie, the prices may be said to be ex ceedingly firm. Consols for money have been 034 # and 93 while for the account Ihe deal. ings have been at 931 and at 931 1. The price for March is about 94. Exchequer Bills of 5001. each are is. to 2s. discount. The New Threes .are 94 to 941, the Reduced 931 to 94, and the New 2} per Cent. 76i to 78. Bank Stock is 2171, • and East Tndia ditto 219. Foreign Stocks are exceedingly dull, and gene rally lower. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 94i Spanish 3 per Cents. 40 to 401, and Portuguese 3 per Cents. 44g. Russian 5 per Cents, have r i sen to 1081 and the 41 per Cents. 96k. Venezuela Bonds are marked 361. The following aro the nominal prices of Foreigb Stocks :—Grenada Deferred ,Bonds, 6. ; Mcxi can, 211 ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 65 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 95 7 Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 40 ; ditto New Deferred, 23k ; ditto Certificates, 51 6 ; ditto Passive, 5i 6. A moderate business has been transacted in Railway Shares, but prices in most instances have shown a decline of about per Cent. Caledonian receded 55., Eastern Counties 55., Brighton 10s., North-Western 55., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 55., North British 10s., and Soath-Eastern Ss, Great Northern, Midland, and North Eastern Berwick, maintain fully previous quotations. The French lines are inactive. Great Central of France declined about 55., and Antwerp and Rotterdam about ss. Grand Trunk of Canada receded 10s. to 155., and East Indian about ss. For English and Foreign Mining Shares prices have been supported. Alfred Consols improved about 55., and North Wheal Bassets ss. Cobbre Copper brought former values. Joint• Stock Bank and Mjicellaneous Shares show but little variation from yesterday's quota tions. English, Scottish, and Australian Char tered, and Union of London have improved 55., and Peninsular and Oriental Steam,los. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. (From the Official List.) .. ... 217 ,.... i:i .- ace, !lank Stock 3 oui Cent. Reduced Anunitia.... 3 "-- Cent f'nnsnle AnnoiHes 939isAli New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94' i 4 3i New 2A per Cent. Annuities 76 8 India Stock indik Ronda, 4300 ..... ... ...... . „ --_ Ditto, under £lOOO Consols 'or Account Riellequer Birk , . `, ; , ,d £lOOO ..... - :50ti ..... - ***** • mall Ditto R ..*••' per Cent owls, 1R g , 2A 90 .. PRICES OF FOREIGN ' 4 Cent Cent. •• Brazilian Bond s , 5 Per ' ,,, N FUNDS—THIS DAY. Peruvian Bonds 4-1 per Ditto Account •,. 1841 .. ................ . Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent - Con . ••• 78i Ditto 1853,3 per Cent ~•„• Ditto Account ••• 108 i i fillSaiall I'oll{lS, 1R22, £ st., 5 pe : i . ..e; )l ;i .... 443 i Ditto, 44 per Cent. ............ Sp., ,•h '', , ...i5, ' per k ;ent .., . • ............ 96 1 ............ Ditto Account ... .. 40 4 Ditto i'-'ew Deferred, 3 per Cent. . Ditto Account ..... 231 Tn , , 0. ends, li per otnt Ditto Account .„ att . () Guaranteed, 1 per Cent. Ditto Account .... lreneviels. Bonds, 44 per Cent bitto Account Id. , ciendp a , the rebel, a%ate, . T`. n. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent., 12 Guilders 644 THREE O'oLoCK. Con Rilp, money Ditto, Account (Feb. 5.) ......... , 2 d . 93 i i i i The Indian exchanges yesterday reported by telegraph present no alteration beyond a slight increase of firmness, which will tend further to encourage shipments of silver from this side, The quotations were 24. 21,1. to sd. at Bombay, and 2s. 251. to 7-161. at Calcuqa. From China the achlitiona' particulars received, vitt Trieste, and dated Hong Kong, Dec. 16, show the exports of tea to date to hate been 35,000,000. b., against 48,5 00,00013, at the corresponding p e riod of the pre vious year. Of silk there were 48 000 bale., against 22,600 in 1855. The settlements of silk were 60,000 bales, and prices were 20 dots higher. Trade at Shang hai_ and F ooc h ow was going on without interruption I FIVE G REAT LAKES OF NORTH A MERIOA.—Ao coTII rding t o t h e Quebec Chronicle the Five Great Lakes of North America have recently been surveyed, and it is found The to that they c over an area of 90 1,534 n OOO i square miles. tal length of th e fi ve l akes is , iis. Lake Supe r i or, at its breadth is 160 greatest length, is 355 miles ;its greatest above the sea, 627milesfeet ; area, 32,000 square miles, Lake miles ; its mean depth . I :na ; its greatest breadth i- 108 qa,,re miles' feet ; elevation, 687 feet ; area, 20,000 F length, is 200 miles ; i ts • Lake Huron, in its greatest ; ogozatest breadth is 160 miles mean depth, 300 feet Erie isti°2ll. r 74 feet ; area, 20,000 square mile. Lake miles long ; greatest breadth, 80 mile. ; mean dmepitleh:2oo9 feet ;elevation, 555 feet ; area, 6.000 square and its mean L b ake Ontario has a length of 180 miles, mean d e pth, 500 feet; elevation abor-vaedtthheisoc6esann3,il2l2 feet ; area, 6 006 square miles. SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE.—The Bit mingia SI , G ctzette states p that a meeting of the truste es , held att Avon on W e desday last—p resent Dr, katd-u on- Avon Messrs. Fl ower, R. H. H o bb s, and R. B. Wheeler, l eeee• i 'Y and ral tende rs were rece i ve d f or t h e d emolition of the houses sni. Cottages that urround the birth-place if the poet. The work will be effected through the ninniFc.n John Sh a k spere. The tender of Mr Wire' Ileeletrif was accepted, and a contract entered into for the removal of the premises within one month. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUA':NY 27 ,857 tIN 14:S LEASED FIXED RENTALS. POSTPONEMENT OF OUNDLE RACES. BANK CHA...RTER. ~~~.1 ..ds":4l3 COM pan. Closing Pric es I this clay. i Business this day -- - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Therie races are postponed till Thursday and Friday next, on account of the frost. JTO ROBERT GRTMSHAW, ESQ., J.I '., D.L., PRESIDENT OF THE BELFAST CHAMBER OF CO: VIEF.CE; AND THOMAS M'CLURE, ESQ J.P. Gentlemen,--As the Chamber f)f Commerce have aone themselves the honour of appoint ing you to represent their interests at the Conference of th , "Society for Promoting the Amendment of the Law," i o be held, in London, on the 28th and 29th instant, and a s one of the questions to be considered is the " Law of Fa .nking," I take the liberty of calling your attention to af , 3 facts connected with the Bank Charter of 181=1. Under the present law the r a to of discounts depends on the state of the atmosphere, as i d upon many events equally unstable. This is a startling a section :it is, nevertheless, too true; and I have only to r e fer you to a very recent sir cstmstance in confirmation : 0 hat was the position of the motley market immediately ID( lore a late arrival of the James Baines from Australi• a, and what was it after her appearance, along with one or two other vessels, bringing in a supply of about a con pie of millions or so of gold? Why, a change from alarm, w ith discounts approaching 8 per cent., to a return of con ipr irative confidence, with dis counts at 6 per cent., and al 1, forsooth, because the wind changed, and brought in a ti . mely supply of gold 1 I would ask—Does, or can Comm er ce get fair play under such a ridiculous banking system. e .s this? Even to some of our ' es t a bli s h men t s i n B e lf as t t h e differencein discounts 'o indicated would amount to a very serious item ; Or t when extended over a nation whose circulation of bills of exchange has been reckoned, by experienced statists, a t upwards of 660,000,030/. ster ling, how great an incubus has the commerce of the country to bear ! The advocates of the present law may try to deceive, by insisting that , the rapid advance of commerce of late years, is the best proof of its soundn ess . B u t t hi s is mere sophistry. The trade of the country has expanded in spite of it, thanks to free trade, the discovery of gold in Australia and Californi Ft, and the indomitable industry and Superior businesa qtr slifications of the British merchant. The Bank Charter c .urtails the circulation when the supply of gold dimin isl l es, and expands it w h en go ld in creases; thus actingin an inverse ratio to the requirements of trade. The Bank Charter deprives the Bank of England note of legal tender in Ira' land, and the Bank of Ireland note of legal tender in Gre at Britain; thus crippling commerce to a most serious ext , ant. The Bank Charter restricts the issue of notes in Eng land below 5/. ; thus offering a premium to the people to hoard up gold to an enormous extent, to the great lessen ing of the supply it the coffers of the parent Bank. The Bank Charts obliges an immense quantity of gold to lie idle and unproductive, to the great loss of the na tion, and deti hum' to every branch of industry. The Bank Charts sr, besides giving the power to the Bank of England, or as •bitiarily regulating the state of the money market, gis es it many other exclusive privileges which are dangerot is to the true prosperity of trade. The Bank Chart( r prohibits the establishment of addi tional Banks of Ist us, under any circumstances, even if 40s. in the 1/., in hard specie, wore deposited in lieu of every paper note is sued. The Bank Chart er was framed to suit the trade of 1844, when the value of the imports and exports of the country alone were SO per sent. less than they are now. The Bank Chart er thus assumes that a circulation of 38,000,00 ;/. to 4;0,000,0001. sterling will suit a trade, valued by imports and exports alone at 250,000,000/. ster ling, as well as d id one of only 140,000,0001. sterling. The Bank Ch srter was framed on a Protectionist, or anti-Free-Trade principle, whereas the British Government and nation have, almost to a man, embraced the principles of "Free Trade," Since its establishment, discounts have been constantly :fluctuating from 2 to 8 per cent., whereas, for 150 years previously, the Bank rate of discount never advanced above 5 per cent., except for a few months in 1839. These, gentlemen, are only a few of the leading objec tions to the present Charter : were I to enter more into detail, I would only weary and harass you in your delibe rations. 96 - 98 98 102 11 - 13 133 - 136 4 , 44 BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—YESTERDAY. Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STASES. 4to 1 agst Schiedam offs red (5 to 1 taken freely). LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) all COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron 12i -- 23 --- 24 108 - 110 1 pl Bramwell and a Common Jury.) RANDALL V. LUCK.-SEDUCTION. • This was an aciion brought by the plaintiff to recover damages off the defendant, for the seduction of his step daughter, Emma Staggell, 19 years of age, whereby she had lost her service and incurred great expense. It appeared from the plaintiff's evidence that be kept the Acorn public-house at Rotherhithe, and the defendant was a contractor at the docks close by. The defendant had been intimate with Mrs. Randall and her family for many years, and had known her daughter since she was about 12 years of age. He visited the plaintiff's house, and was occasionally waited on by the daughter-in-law, who acted as bar-maid. On the 27th Aug. last she left the plaintiff's house, and was afterwards traced to Eritb, where she was found living with the defendant as man and wife, under the name of Barnes. When discovered there by her father-in-law, she exclaimed, on seeing him, "Oh, God ! father, is that you I'll go with you anywhere." She appeared most anxious to return home with him, and did so on the 16th October. She was then found to be in a very nervous state, and afterwards twice attempted to commit suicide. A medical man had to be called in, and attended her several days. In the plaintiff's cross-examination he stated that his daughter-in-law was paid no regular wages, nor was there any agreement between them as to services. Sha had clothes found her, with board, lodging, and spend ing money, which amounted to more than the usual sum, &c., paid to a bar maid. She acted as such in his house, and he was much inconvenienced by her leaving, and had to employ a bar maid in consequence. Mr. Sergeant Slice, who appeared for the defendant, contended the plaintiff had not shown such a servitude on the part of the daughter-in-law, and such a loss of service on his part, as entitled him to recover in this 21 -- 2i 94 b6 P i — 58 i 32 135 9 - 9i 33 •- 34 118 g 0 action. Mr. Sergeant Parry, for the plaintiff, contended con_ tra, and called the daughter's mother, but she was un able to carry the service beyond the facts stated above. Mr. Baron Bramwell said that if the plaintiff could not carry it further there was no case for the jury. Mr. Sergeant Parry contended at much length that the evidence showed an implied service, at the time of the seduction, sufficient to warrant the case going to the jury. There was ample evidence to go to the jury on the counts for expense, &c., incurred by loss of the daughter-in-law's service. Mr. Baron Bramwell ruled otherwise, and Mr. Sergeant Parry submitted to a neusuit. In seeking any alterations, however. I would be sorry to advocate any other doctrine than that of the convertibi lity of the bank-note, which should be retained, as it is now, a fundamental principle. The following amendments appear, in my humble judgment, to be primarily necessary, iu order to bring the Charter into unison as much as possible with Free-Trade principles :- Ist —That all existing privileges enjoyed by the Banks of England and Ireland be abolished. 2d—That the convertibility of the note be retained, founded upon a basis of one-half to three•fourths of the amount being lodged, either in specie or other approved neg , Liable security. 3d—That all other restrictions upon the quantity of notes issued, and the value of the note, be rescinded, leav ing them to be regulat e d by th e na t ura l law of supply and demand. In order to check any over supply and, conse quently, too low a rate of discount, some parties advocate restricting banks to a minimum rate of discount of 4 per cent. ; but this would bo a gross violation of the principle of Free Trade. ',would be sorry, however, to see discounts range below 4 per cent., as that rate is quite low enough for all legitimate commercial transactions, and any lower terms offer a premium to speculation and encourage over trading. 4th—That Bank of England and Bank of Ireland notes be made legal tender throughout the Unite .1 Kingdom. sth—That the possibility of a deficiency of the legal ten der, arising from the Bank of England or Ireland note ceasing to be a legal tender, when these banks cease to pay in gold, he provided for by Government. 6th--That the banking and issue departments of the bank he amalgamated as before. With alterations similar to these, it might be well, also, tr combine that of making directors and officials liable to criminal prosecution, in cases of irregularity similar to those for which the past year has been so famous. I would not have presumed to address you, on this occasion, had it not been for the feeling evinced at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commei co. on Thurs day last, by the Presi lent, and also by Mr. William Dun when I brought this matter before the Chamber. As the question is to be discussed at the approaching conference in London, it was considered by those gentle men more advisable for me to address you on the subject than to bring any specific motion before the Chamber at that time. All the subjects to be brought before you are of a most important character, and I have no doubt will be considered by you in a comprehensive and enlightened spirit, worthy of the important commercial town you represent, which indeed has already recently immortalised itself by its phi lanthropicadvocacy of the unselfish and equitable principle of direct, in preference to indirect, taxation. My own impressions aro at preent iu favour of restrict ing the issue of notes to one bank, which we may call a " National Bank," sulject to the control of Parliament. Any joint-stock company or other parties wishing to esta blish a bank could supply themselves with this national paper, on payment of satisfactory security, in specie or other convertible property in lien thereof, receiving from the Bank of Issue a certain premium for circulating the notes. This National Bank should be confined to one of issue and deposit alone, with the liberty of lending, which their immense receipts, in lieu of notes, would enable them to do, most profitably. The profits of the Bank, which would be large, and in creasing every year, could be devoted either to paying off the National Debt, or lightening the public expenditure. The public mind is not yet, however, iu favour of such an important monetary revolution as this, and it is useless to advocate its adoption at present.—l am, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, Belfast, Jan. 1837. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE ANDREWS. This bankrupt was described as a drug vendor, of. the Strand, and to-day was appointed for his last exami nation. On a previous occasion a lengthened examination took place, it being alleged that the bankrupt had, just before his bankruptcy, consigned a large portion of goods, thought to be to the extent of 14,0001. or 15,000/. (the debts being about 19,000/.) to America, and of which he gave no satisfactory account. Mr. Bagley now appeared for • the assignees, and after an examination of witnesses, which did not throw any light upon the matter, the examination was adjourned sine die, the bankrupt not having filed any accounts, and did not attend the present meeting. Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd and qr. Commissioner Fonblanque were engaged at private meetings upstairs. POLICE IrrELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) THAMES. IMPUDENT ROBBERT BY A JUVENILE.—James Demy, a boy about 14 year of age, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with the following daring robbery. Mr. James Watson, a pawnbroker, pf No. 86, High street, Poplar, stated that yesterday afternoon a bundle of silk handkerchiefs and five pairs of trousers were stolen from the interior of the shop, and the thief got away unperceived. Some time after wards be received information from a neighbour that another robbery was to be committed, and he went to the opposite Ride of the way and concealed himself behind a neighbour's door. Soon afterwards he saw the prisoner enter the shop, remove five pairs of trousers from a shelf and run away with them. He immediately pursued the prisoner and soon gained upon him. The prisoner then dropped the trousers and increased his speed, but he was overtaken and secured. He removed the trousers, which were worth 355. Police-sergeant Yeoman, 3 IC, stated that the pri soner was given into his cu,tody, and he said that he picked up the trousers. _ A police-constable of the H division said the prisoner was an "associate," but of whom' or of what institution he did not state. It has become the practice lately for policemen to state that a well-known associate of thieves is " an associate." The prisoner, in defence, said he was not an " asso• elate," and did not steal the trousers. They were thrown down at his feet. Mr. Nathan repeated his evidence► and swore most positively to the prisoner. Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial. JOHN SEED. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—.(This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 27.—Wincl this day at noon N.E.— Moderate breeze and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—H.U.Str. Simoom, from Portsmouth, for Queenstown; H.M.S. De vastation, Portsmouth; Portia, London. for the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed—Marina, for Sierra Leone ; Eliza beth Ellen, New York. DARTMOUTH, Jan. 26.----Wind N.E.—Arrived—Maria and Elizabeth, from Lisbon, for Vlaardingen, leaky. Sailed—Avalanche, for China. DOVER, Jan. 26.—Wind N. to N.E.—Sailed.—St. An tonin°, for Naples, after repairing. RAMSGATE, Jan. 26.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Bon Je sus, for Havana. JERSEY, Jan. 25.—Wind E.—Arrived—Ocean, from La Poila. GUERNSEY, Jan. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Teazer, for Curunna. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 26.—The Atnea Stebson, which ar rived here yesterday shipped a heavy sea on the ith inst., and lost one man overboard, stove boats, &c. MILFORD, Jan. 26.—The sloop Speculator, of Exeter, from Saunderfoot to Pembroke dock, missed stays yester day when off the Crow Rook, drove on the Crow Toe and sunk ; master drowned. MALDON, Jan. 23.—The Broadwood, of Blyth, came in contact with the Mystery Park, of Mystley,' at the mouth of the basin, and received considerable damage. (PER ELEOTAIO TRLEGBAPR.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind N.N.E. Sailed—William Fairbairn, for Calcutta • St. Helena ' and Eagle, Bombay ; Olive Branch, Trinidad Black Cat, Lisbon ; Neptune, Curacoa; Mechem, Ibrail•, Die Drei Onkel, Bayonne ; Hannah, Lisbon ; Brevet, Talparaiao. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Tuesday, 9.42 a.m. Wind N.N.E., strong. Anchored—Jnlindur, from London, for Sierra Leone. Passed, the 26th—Maria Minalla, from London, for Oporto • Sophia, London, St. Thomas; Isis, London , Constantinople. MARKET NEWS.— (This I: ay HAY MARKETS. t SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 41 4s ; clover do., 3/ 10s to 6/ 03; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ 93 per load. Trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 4s ; clover do., 3/ lOs to 51 03 ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/. Os per load, Supply moderate and trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s tc 4l 48 ; cloier do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 5s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. Trade dull. COLONIAL. TEL.—The market has been very firm, and some excite ment has been caused by the news by the overland mail, Nearly all the common congous have been bought up at Is. ld. to ls. lid per lb., the latter being the current quota tion. SUGAR.—There has been an improved demand for most descriptions, and prices have advanced about 61 per cwt. Some large parcels are advertised for public competition during the week, and full prices are expected to be rea lised. The supplies of both colonial and foreign are ex tremely limited. In the refined market there is a good demand for home consumption, and full rates are main tained. COFFEE.—There has been an active demand for all de scriptions, and the stocks generally being ex ceedingly light , with sho r t supplies, prices are very firm. Both Native and Plantation Ceylon were in demand, and in some in stances brought advanced values. RICE.—A very fair demand for the low and medium qualities at fully former values ; but the finer descriptions have been neglected. RUM.—The market is inactive, but prices are firm. TALLOW.— A rather firmer a ppearance has been apparent on the market, and considerable business has been done for spring delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot and spring deli very 62s to 62s 3d, last three months 530 6d to 54s per cwt. SHARE MARKETS-(This Dan i,Ncr the IP'aia SAILWAYt Yric , this day. nusineo dent, tills day trang. ; I Ttocr :ys gi 9 tr, 65 67 :1. Blackburn 8i 8 £25 (iss4. co - 61 :i5 37 B,Tidfro Cork, _441,1:1, Pr, Do. A Do. B !Prr t . f'..t A East r!outiti., 0} 1 I 8 19, 9 42 44 30 3> !He., B. Stock Lu NI. , NN A. East Kent 7 - 5 93 •1, .hire iEast Suffolk D 0... Ellinbur,, CI; Fain Peeh , e Edin.Pt..z. &Dup. ~•ortd, 53 -- 34 34 Glasgow & S. West! Great N. of Scotln Great Norther!, . Do., A. Stock..... B s _ 93 - 95 7 - 8 92 93 76 78 [23 125 11 113 65} 66 'Gt. th. AzWest,..lrt- Great stour Val Rh (Ina. Stk ..... 64 f 6 IDo., Thirds.. IDo. New Thirds I.4nouth.6lldVorlcf I Riding tin Do. South , ort , 65 - 70 5 5 96 96 ILo °don At Black wn Load. Bright & ;Lcud. ttri N. Tire ,, tl. Do. Fifths - 7 112 - 113 106 -• 106 20,1 211 101 - 10 Do. M. So., ti&11 Do. Eiglths 106 London andfil. West:,. t,. t.adltdrrydz Ooleraillt ;11 ..ncindrr7. & Enn Pk aneh.Shef.& Metr0p01itan.,,.,..... i tan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo 's arrangement }iidlan•i Oti - 107. 3 31 MI 82i - 821 53 55 ; o, 13iroug.Sz I.ler 'fidld.G, West. ( . 1 gr,lf Shares geweastl6 Carli7l , wpt.Aberg. Z¢ Fir+ , ' e wry & Enniskilir Warrenpon• ,ao itostrevor orfolk . • orthn.Conntles North British 4 th Devon Rail. ,t Dock Stock ^ 3i - 52 - 54 3i - Ai. 39 _ 90 , 0., A Stock •-• , B Stock Bastern—Berw •,. do. Ezteusior .do. fur' 83i - 84 4i 3i. 3 2 18 18i 9i co ;8 102 Leeds... forth Lon , jos . ALS. Wstrn., st nd, and City J, North StafTordshi. orth Western._ . S. Westrn.inn x., 5 tt 7i SI 10 ►1 27 28 I: , Tzth Rh ymney . utt : Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. so,t. lAA. St SitinebournekSheer. [di 108 25 - 26 70 72 ;9 ;1 2 ... 1i 17 8 731 74} 84 85 5 3d 5 3d 12 14 39 41 "at - 0 you Hoattt , r)atli Wiles "rks!i. sice. '' gtookton do Daring :.n,, do., 1E54 Do., do., 1855 , tcncteia do !Dirtier Vale... o. Pref., No. 1. . ''.amen Hay. D.& ala nt Neath,.. 19i - Artterti. "AterfeirlezLimer ffeA Cornwall,. End of Londe .nd Crystal Pals", Do. A ...... '3 8 2 - 4 41 - 51 Do. B W'st London.... Do. Fig st Class Do. Second Class.... -., • r i• º .11 rjen„lndla, g. 5 p. Do. Ceylon A shares Do. B. do , eotr• Eastern Bengal , ftst ►ndiat, A and B, g. s') Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 6 p. c. D 0.4 6. p.c..13nd5.,'57 fleelong c Melbourne guar. 5 per cant.. Trunk of Oanad 10. Cart. of Deben. eon. into Stk. )0. Comp. 6p. c., d. 2, 1. In. Pen. g. sp. c Do New, guar. 5 p. c st estory o? Cau ,, e Do. New ) , ).13de., payable 'IS Do. do., '76, p. 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"'-' eo -- .' . ~. ... 49 37 -- $.6.1 , - • 34 - 6 63 - " 7 - 9 11 - 9 al 10 .7. 6 La Lnution N. We-t. L. &N. W. E, &E.O (IL.:z - et. E. Count. Wes; . n Yk. Now. . 9 z Berw, d. Evtcr . !] Peto AT Do Do L.& N. W . & Stckt, n & Daring y. hlidlav En. Cowl. N. Count Do L. & N.W Gt Nor th Laneash Pz Yorksh. T. Brassey. M. MCP)an Stockt. Darliugt Do • I ______ I(3twm,a. SOUTHWARK. HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR L O NDON -BRIDGE.—Joseph Smith, a young man of respectable appearance, was brought up in custody of 474 A, charged with stealing a watch from the person of Peter Elaisbe, a teacher of languages, under the following circumstances :--- The prosecutor stated that on the previous night, about 7 o'clock, he had passed over London-bridge from the City, and when near the Bridge House he saw a crowd of persons round a female lying on the pavement. He pushed among the people to see what was the matter, and his watch was then safe in his waistcoat pocket. The prisoner was on his right side at the time, and he suddenly felt a snatch at his watch, and on looking down he missed it. Witness being persuaded that no one else could have stolen it, he seized hold of him, and seeing a constable near he called him and gave him into custody. The prisoner here declared that he was a respectable, hard-working mechanic, and he would not be guilty of such an act. He could assure his worship that he knew nothing of the gentleman's watch. Mr. Burcham asked the prosecutor whether there were many men crowding upon him when he felt his watch go ! He replied that there were, and he was rather violently pushed at the time. However, seeing the prisoner so close to him he imagined no once else could have robbed him. Mr. Burcham asked him if he saw the watch in his hand ? Prosecutor replied that be did not. There were so many about that it could easily be passed away. Police constable, 474 A, said he was trying to get a drunken woman along on the previous evening, when she fell down near the Bridge House. A mob of people soon collected about, among whom was the prosecutor, who called him to take the prisoner into custody for stealing his watch. He took him to the ,station•house and searched him, but nothing was found on him. Mr. Burcham asked whether anything was known of the prisoner ? The constable replied in the negative, but there were several thieves in toe crowd—who ran off when he took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Burcham said the evidence was so doubtful that he was sure no jury would convict the prisoner, conse quently he should discharge him. Ile recommended the prosecutor to make inquiries about his watch of the pawnbrokers. The Stackville (Miss.) Advocate gives the particulars of a very cold-blooded and determined murder. Burns, the proprietor of an hotel, had quarrelled with a Dr. Stovall, and blows were exohanged. Soon afterwards Stovall was driving past Burns' stable, and, seeing him engaged harnessing a horse, pulled up and walked to wards Burns. lie beckoned to a negro who was stand ing near to get out of the way, a t th e same moment raising the gun and firing. At the instant of his firing, Burns looked around and received the contents of the gun full in the face. He raised his hands to his eyes and sunk to the earth, exclaiming, "My God ?" Upon this Stovall advanced within ten paces and fired the second ti taking effect, in his back ; ched him, and drawing a pistol, put it close to g ‘ a ` e l p t p am a de a d man !" Still not satis g and fl e m udr e ,n , s t s h t ht e oe vu w ac h l lr o i whole c oo b lui a yt : his head and fired again, bursting his eyeball from its socket ; then putting the pistol to his breast, he fired a fourth time into the body of the already dead man. Mrs. Burns and her children rushed from the house screaming, while Stovall coolly walked away, got into his buggy, and drove off. An association to promote emigration to the Pacific has been formed at New York, 9 I ? St. St 206 I N; 100 100 100 C!yh' )fs. xar Axe. 7.3edfc,rd !tnd Me.t3hley linckgnmnsti. , Clycles.l& • Col. Stour . P. Lin. ,r.ri E. Un. 11.:4 . Seilit. rk , " 1)0. New._ Glstr.a. D f': lirtlpl, Bk F. & Set•,, ) , Do. Do. Shares. Lon.&Gree . 2w Do. Preference Lem, Til., Do. Bark. Sit. Lowoit,ott ! p. 4 per cent Do. 6 par et, Manch. Bxto and Matlock Middleesr , ' iledc.g 6 p.c. k Newmarket Bury E. G.spe N.& .Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p e Prest. & 1 t y: , Do. A Shrh. A Boysin.& Hit Shcf.Roth.art Goole g. 5 p.c . Shrews.&Tier S. Stailordsh. Wear Valleygr 5 per cent._ Do. 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Feb & Aug . St. 100 Do.6p c. Mar & Sept ... • 5 au ‘.`,rysta/ Palace 2l 24 21 5 all Do. Preference 56 --- 51 4 all jrystal Pal. of France 1 ston Iron Ore. 20 18 Eastern Stem - • St. 100 k•: - ,lectric Telegraph... 90 92 92 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 5 all En.&A.us Cop Sm Co 14 14 25 all Gen. 1r Sc Col (line.) ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 11 all General Screw Steam 66 7 6 1 20 5 London Discount ... d 41 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 34 3 1 3 1 el, 11 0 1556:Ili 'Magdalena NDNDoxN4eoaoeeo.tt.xd.B. iiateer:ailnaswwAustralasian.,, Discount a. 1. A, t .ooliAni;: N o ! d:T v i, c . 4. : 321(141 : I 1 :::* 5444 2 221 10 05 0 5 1 1. 0 501 5 3 Do. 8p c P iss at Icl 31 4P 100 .80 New B. dz N. S. Land , • • 20 174 N rth.ofEuropeStaam 3i —26 d 1 2e ll i. II)Z (uta'NE:3Niva*9Shares " 11 6 all Peel Rr. bd.& ?Curl. ti Pi pm 5L all Penin su l ar& Oriental 67 69 6T4 8 7 50 10 Do. New„ 100 60 Royal M a il 34 —4 4 P 1 zll Scot. Austral. Invest. " if 1 all Ditto New.,,.... 111 11 1- 25 all South Austral. Lard 35 -- 37 1 a!' Stibmar. Tel. ScriP... 1 1 ti Du. Registered , 1 20 i`rist.' , 'O.l l 100 .: } it Van Diemen's Land 15 17 I Bt. V• o l•liNiavalitjull 106 II•4 "."... .14 filythand.Tyz - : hp, r a. pref. (issd. Brim, & Ex. 4 p. c. Do. 4 p. c. Shares ~ £lO 4i P.C. r qi Tie. tJn. s;_; [Do.do.Pref. 5 per e. Cork dzßandonf;tp., Dua,;Prth Abor.,! 11. Anglian Cle. A Sli Do. do. Cie. B 6 p. Do. do Cls.C7p.v. Rae. Co. Ex, speN,,. Do. New 6 p. e. f4t East Un G. 6p. Do 51 10 per Col! Do. 10i. Del3f , ntr.SL Do. do. 4 per cent.. East Lanca , h. 6 p.ets g . W. York. J. sthi Hain. & GI. 5 p.c. sh FA. Prth.kfliin,4l,„ FurneFF, 5 p, Ulas. & S. Vo . G. 5 p. c. (4reat Northn. 5 p. Do. 5 p. a. Reclean:. at 10 p. e. prem.., ►)o. p. D 0.5 p. c., Red. at i P. c• Pm••• Gt. N. of Scot. hit Pr• Gt. n iz W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. PrQf S qt. 1741 i. trl.Exspc. Do. cou. red. 4. p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c no. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pre; Do. Birm. Pref. St , f)o. Chester 8 p, c. P Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gun. Stl. Do. Ches. Gus. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. ! 20 Do. 6 p. o. St , uck, ►,on. &IL (4.5T:e.N0.1 Do. P., 5p c. Do. Now Guar.6 Do. do. 5 p. 0.,N0.4 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 41. uneaton o p. et... L.,n.& S. W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares ... L /ply. !•1h Londy.& • ,! 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. Lb .. Do. do. 3,1 per coat. 3tarypt.&Carl.tp c Do. 4 k per cont.._ Do. do. Nfld. Consol.6 p.c ,st ),. 6p( Do. 4a p. c. Pref. t Ditto L.& 11. ?ref. New., Aber., exc., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfk. Deb, 4 p,o. sh Do. Pref. sp.a. Ss • Do. 5 pc. E5t.,1846 ' D. 5 per c. pf. 4847 n0.Wv.V.gpc.,1847 North Etritisb Do 71. Preference ... B. Perw, 4 p.c P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.e*. - NT , ‘.3 Do. do. QrR.,1848... De.Y.rkil.& Put.. North Staffordshire.. Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,Neva PTO 'Sc.N. E. Aber. g 6 pc Do. do., 7 p.c. pf. st. D0.d0., 31 p.c. pf. st South Devon iDo. fixed,4i par cent S. Eastern (Readiii,. I-inn.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. P, per cent o. Fixed 4i p c eh i Wales Gua. 4p, C Do, do. 44 p. c,... 3.Yorksh:4p.c.Guar. S'ock.& Dar., 5 p. C. Do. do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1, 'fi;,3 Waterfd. SE Kilk.f;pc co. ! i 18i 19 9 i I 94 , 3 4 4# 922 i 1232 65i 2 6878 96 i l'2A 1066 6 204 li 1071 6i 311 3i 82 $ i :;t. St. St. 831 i 2/ 59i 601 414 50 74 31 85 201 20 21} 49 ) 9 9 24i i 10 i i 4j 173 33 49 50 37i a 14i 14 adi 100 100 I ai l all all 1,0 , n) pm 12a I LITERATURE Adulteratioils Detected in Fend and Medicine. By Arthur Hill Hassall, M.D., &c. Longman and Co., London. Important and excellent iu its character as this work is, we would scarcely advise the possessor of a dainty stomach to study it very deeply. It is most sensibly efficient for the desirable purpose of exposing the gross cheats thrust upon our confid ing appetites and civilised necessities, but it is not agreeable to be assured, on unquestionable autho rity, that while sipping a simple cup of tea, we are imbibing indigo and sulphate of lime. Parental anxiety is acutely aroused when we see our little " blessings in disguise" energetically reducing the weight of a highly-ornamented twelfth cake, and are very certain that red lead and sulphate of copper are being swallowed therewith. The inatin relish of choice potted meats is not enhanced by the ao knowledged presence of bole armenian. A glass of porter becomes a veritable blackdraught when we are fully aware that nux vomica and coculus indicus are among its integrals. When we ask for pickles with our cold beef it is not pleasant to think we shall be supplied with acetate of copper. Our lips falter over a glass of wine when it is declared to bc the popular medium of lead, laurel water, log wood, and cream of tartar. It spreads a sot t of " old Bogey" feeling through us to have a constant conviction that our milk is chalk and sheep's brains; our toast and rolls replete with alum and bone dust ; that our bottled fruits, candied preserves, rich spices, and luxurious sauces, are all more or less identified with the tragic incident so prominent. in the classic history of " Vilikins and his Dinah." However, while we would scarcely recommend the perusal of this work to an imaginative or ner vous invalid, we most warmly estimate and ap plaud its intention, as tending to enlighttn the public, iu a sound and competent manner, on the important point of the nefarious and obnoxious adulteration of our daily food. The detective and analytical processes advised are plainly detailed, but we fear can be scarcely available for non professional consumers ; therefore we suppose we must be content to continue swallowing all sorts of injurious compounds until that which the talented author of this work suggests be adopted, viz. : " An effective s&entilic organisation for the dis covery of adulteration, and the adequate punish ment of the offence." B6rmuda: d Colony, a Fortress, and a Prison. By a Field Officer. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts. "A Field Officer," whoever he may be, writes with all the frankness of a soldier, and if ho now and then gets a little out of his depth, or ventures on irrelevant matter, will be none the worse liked for it. He has produced a readable book, hand somely illustrated, and enlivened by entertaining gossip. As a colony, he shows us Bermuda claims interest from its remoteness, primitiveness, beauti ful scenery, salubrity of climate, and its having been our first in the western hemisphere. As a naval fortress—its present state, we are told, is incommensurate with the importance of its position in case of a war with America. As a prison, it would seem, under proper regulations and an im proved system, to be well adapted. At present the convict is better off than the soldier, so much so that soldiers have been known to commit offences iu order to qualify themselves for the more comfortable position of the convict. To this penal establishment Mitchell, the Irish con vict, was originally sent ; and here Kirwan, the painter, whose wife was so brutally murdered, questions the justice of his sentence, with very ?little ground of complaint, as many will think who learn how leniently he is treated. His miti gated term, it is intimated, will before long have expired. The distribution and supervision of the convicts, who are located, by the way, at Boaz and in Ireland Island, and work at the dockyard and on the roads, though improved, are very far from satisfactory. The number of convicts is seldom more than 1,200, about one-eighth of the popula tion. They are described as most useful and effi cient workmen. Chains, save on an emergency, are never used. About nine hours of labour in summer and eight in winter are the maximum of actual work. Not without reason does the writer remark—" flow many thousands are there of good character in London whose hours of labour exceed those of these condemned felons I" The general impressions conveyed by the perusal of the work are that the colony is deserving of more attention. than it has experienced, and that penal discipline may be carried out in it much better than at present, and not without beneficial results. Landmarks of the History of Greece. By the Rev. James White. Routledge. This is au excellent little work, intended for those who have not the leisure or the opportunity of studying a history in many volumes. It was originally written for the Ventnor and Bonchurch Mechanics' Institute, and is admirably adapted for such an institution. It traces the history of the Greeks in a clear and concise summary from the mythic histories of their earliest legends to their final suljection to the Romans. The wonderful events and characters of that famous record are sufficient of themselves to rivet the attention of any readers, but they arc told in 'a style, forcible, and occasionally eloquent, that must interest the most indifferent. The only fault that could be found is the slight mention made of some of the greatest names in ancient history. Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Pindar, receive but little attention by the side of the warriors and statesmen. Readers better in formed in history than the members of an institute need not scorn to consult this little volume, while for a book of reference, for dates, &e., it is espe cially valuable from its brevity. The following extract from the conclusion affords a favourable sample of the style. The author has been remark ing on the brief extent of time occupied by the Grecian history, when considering i s immortality, and finding the explanation in the greatness of the individual actors : "Now the earliest and best historians wrote in the Grecian tongue. In all the walks of intellectual effort they furnished the most perfect models. Napoleon her r owed lessons from their statesmen, and Wellington from their commanders. The very names of the places where their actions wore performed have become emblems of the spirit that gave rise to them. Thermopylae has encouraged the patriot in his resistance to au overwhelming invader. The desertion of Athens by its people set flames to the Kremlin of Moscow. We look across the centuries that divide us from those great events without perceiving the medieval battles, and even the more modern conflicts that lie in the darkness between--as we see the watchfires on a distant hill without observing the towns and rivers that are hidden in the level plain. Pieties, Salamis, Leuctra, Mantinaia, Chreronea, and a hundred others, are nearer to us, by the clearness of our view of them, than the battles of Louis the Fourteenth or Frede rick of Prussia. And why with this vigour in action, and this unequalled power of description, was their glorioub race interrupted ? The reason is, that the exer tions they made were above their powers. There vigour was the strength of frenzy, not the calm serf-confidence of health. The fire was burnt out by its own warmth. Their mode of government was not calculated for endur ance • for the stability of its power depended on the for tunate accident of possessing a great man. Everything , depended on the individual, and nothing on the general mind. A republic, without the steadying accompaniment of a representative and controlling chamber, is a mob. When a Themistocles, a Miltiades, a Pericles, led that mob, it became a monarchy unknown to itself, and ad vanced with the concentrated energy of a single will ; when it fell into the hands of an Alcibiades, a Cleon, or a Chares, it became an anarchy, and went to pieces by its own disunion. It is this which gives such a personal in terest to the history of Greece. It consists of the lives of heroes; but herons ceasedto arise—jealousy hindered their appearance, or partisanship put them to death. How few, indeed, of their illustrious leaders were treated as they deserved ! Victory in those unreasonable communities were as dangerous as defeat. Death and exile were the rewards of their deliverers from foreign thraldom. Gree diness, arrogance, selfishness, were the characteristics of the great body of the people ; and it was impossible that a continual succession of Cimons and Epaminondases should rise to save such a degraded populace from the conse quences of their vices. Dorian manliness, lonian grace, were equally lost in the slavish adulation poured upon their masters when they had ceased to find champions and defen ders among men of their own race. Rome, Venice, Turkey, ' alternately trampled on the shapeless remains of what once was Greece. Battle, deportation, banishment —immigra tion of the barbarian and intermixture of race, have so altered the population, that I do not believe there is a k r , e e al Greek alive. Yet the climate is the same ; the riv(eirsa about their course; the bees hum with the samemsooruinchnebss in Hymettus, the olive trees grow with the own sa Alpheu% after Attica ; the language also, like fo t r h i ei h . disappearingtheir own the same ' purity were united to — m t i o gh li t s y te e n t allas b t e h f e o s r e e a ; davnafd:triafg awhile , e th s e t h moderngueonsfheegst inhabitants of b a i t m a n o t r s e nation—to hope to see the resurrection govern ment and a prouder spirit of of i a nd g e l p o e ri n o d u e s n again to the eloquence of auotber Demosthenes, and g a ther wisdom at the feet of another Plato." Ilanr s Messiah —Mozart's Requien t Mass. Edited Alfred Novell°. Dean-street, Soh o . d b e y These and very compositionsexcellent edfiot edition o forma portion theworks , o r f k a s very cheap of our leading masters ill sacred composition. The opportunities for hearing the performance of such productions are now frequent in occurrence, and moderate means ;and _ within the reach of all and estimation Han del, Mozart, or Haydn, will beiustlred by of the ll p a o n s- - pos sessionand study of these volumes —volu mes deserv ing of commend a ti on for being accurate in score, compact in form, and cheap in cost. The British Workman. Partridge and Co. This deserving broadsheet, designed and calcu lated to instruct and profit,the woz king classes, has accomplished another year without, we are sorry to add, returning the benevolent editor the money he has ex p en d e d on i t . Thi s cer tainly ought not to be the case, for not only is he worthy of encouragement in the field of labour to which his efforts have been directed, because of the cha ! ratter of these efforts in a literary point of view, ! but the " British Workman" is so prettily illus trated as to be an ornamental appendage to the working man's table. The balance-sheet at the close of the present year, it is to he hoped, will l• of a more encouraging nature. That it may be se depends mainly on the countenance and support afforded iu the interval by the classes in whose welfare he has shown so unmistakeable an interest. Poems. By Eliza Rogers: Hurst and Blackett. This is an unpretLuding volume of poems, which certainly do not display any great degree of talent or originality, but which are nevertheless simple and pleasing. The volume is dedicated to Mrs. Sidney Herbert, and we are told that the motive which led to its publication was the hope of raising gooney towards the erection of a church in a very' poor and populous district in the suburbs of . Lo ndon. When the object was so praiseworthy criti cism would be invidious. The first part of the volume, which contains many of the best pieces, is from the pen of the authoress's sister. There is a pleasant variety in the subjects and simplicity in the expression, but the author should be more careful in the selection of rhymes. Such serhyma as the following would spoil the finest stanza : " Thou guardian of our fairest flower, And lovely as the dm:a, Keep thou the lily in thy heart When this is dead and gone." It is but just to the author to say that the above is an exceptional case. In future efforts she will, n• doubt, avoid similar errors. Poems. By Emmeline Hiniman. Longman. This is another book of poems, from the pen of a lady. It contains many graceful thoughts pleas ingly expressed, but it seldom rises far above me diocrity. The writer has not been very ambitious in her choice of subjects, and from not attempting too much has seldom failed. The poems are ele vate 1 in their tone, and breathe a thoughtful all aspiring spirit. The following verses are from a poem called " Early Death," and afford a favour able specimen of the writer's powers. " She cometh down from the green hill tops— From the golden slopes of wheat ; From the leafy depth of the summer copse, Where blossom and herb are sweet. From the nooks in tne meadows, dewy and cool, Where winds the clear dark river; Where the willows shadow the glassy pool, And the rushes bend and quiver. She watcheth no more the steps of the dawn Pass over the mountain's brow; She standeth no more on the household lawn, Made rich with the sunset's glow. She turneth away from the home whose eaves The vine with - the rose surroundeth ; And all the sweet haunts of her youth she leaves, Where the voice of joy resoundeth. Slow and silent the maid departs, For the downward way is steep; And the friends of her childhood, with aching hearts, Press round her steps and weep. And fainter comes, from the distant bowers, The sound of the woodbird's lay; Ever more faint the scent of flowers, And the smile of the summer day." Fairy Gold for Young and Old. Edited by H. F. Chorley. G. Routledge. This little volume consists of eighteen tales, translated from the French of Savinien Lapointe. They are pleasant fairy tales for little folks, occa sionally somewhat fantastic, but attractive from their novelty. Their very titles are sufficient to excite the curiosity and awaken the interest of juvenile readers such as " The Awful Little Finger," "The Man who Lost his Memory," "Good- Mau Gold-drop," &c. One or two of the original tales have been omitted by the editor as unlikely to suit English twites, but otherwise they have been very little altered. The volume is prettily bound, and adorned with numerous illustrations. Drawing-room Charades. By C. Warren Adams, Esq. Newby. This is an amusing little volume, adapted for amateur performers, by one evidently conversant with their difficulties. It is lively and sparkling, the words are not too difficult, and the parts evenly divided. The subjects aro not all original, as "The Sleeping Beauty ' and " Cinderella," of famous memory, are among them, but they are old friends with new faces, and the rest of the sketches possess novelty as well as variety. All who are desirous of enjoying this pleasant pastime during the winter season should avail themselves of the ad vice and assistance which this little volume will afford them. ART TREASURES EXHIBITION. We are informed that the committee have decided upon the formation of a collection of Celtic and Anglo- Saxon antiquities, illustrating the state of art in these islands from the very earliest period. This department has been entruste:l to the charge of Mr. J. M. Kemble, whose studies in these branches of arcbmological science are well known in this country and on the Continent. The Duke of Richmond, who from the first has been a warm friend of the Exhibition, will contribute the fol lowing from the galleries at Gordon and Goodwood :- 1. Angelica Kauffman—Jane Maxwell, wife of the fourth Duke of Gordon. 2. A. Kauffman—Alexander, fourth Duke of Gor don. 3. Vandyck—Lady Lucy Sidney. 4. Vandyck—Lady Betty Sidney. 5. R miney—Charles, third Duke of Richmond. 6. Vandyck—King Charles I. and his family. 7. (Unknown)—The Darnley Pictures. • 8. Sir P. Lely—Portrait of Frances Theresa DttchsEN of Richmond (La B e il e St uar t) . , 9. Sir G. lineller—Portrait of Geueral Monk. 10. Hogarth —The Lady's Last Stake. 11. Poelemberg—Landscape, with Elijah and the Widow. 12. J. Barry—Antiochue and Stratonioe. 13. Hudson—Portraits of George 11. and Queen Caroline. 14, Stubbs— Lion and Lioness. 15, Canaletto—View of London froth Richmond. bou-e. 16. Canaletto—View of Richmond-gardens, White hall, the Treasury gate, Ito. 17. (French Sehool)—Madame de Montespan. 18. De la Hire—Charity. His grace also sends from the armoury a number of Highland targets and claymores, two suits of chain armour, some Venetian stilettoes (from General Love's collection), Tippo Saib's sword (a gift from the Duke of Wellington), and a sword taken out of the carriage of King Joseph, after the battle of Vittoria, and other cut iosities. The Duke of Portland, who responded to the applies. tion of thcbcommittee with the utmost liberality, con tributes the following : 1. (Unknown)—Fnll length of Mary Queen of Scots. 2. (School of Vandyck)—Full length, in armour of Sir Charles Cavendi.h. , 3. Sir P. Lely—Full length, in hat and feather, of Margaret Lucas, Duchess of Newcastle (the authoress). 4. (Unknown)—portrait of a laorse ; Welbeck in the distance. 5. Sir P. Lely—Full length of James 11. 6. Dobson —Full length of Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham. 7. Jetvas—Lady M. Wortley Montagu. Earl Cooper sends the following pictures from Pan. shanger, Hertfordshire :- 1. Raphael—Virgin and Child. 2. Raphael—Virgin and Child. 3 Andrea del Sarto—History of Joseph, thrie pia tures. 4. Salvator Rosa A mountainous Sea-coast, with figures. 5. Knelier—James, Duke of Ormond. 6. Richardson—Lord Chancellor Cooper. 7. Fra Bartolommeo—Virgin, Infant Christ, and St. John. 8. Andrea del Sarto—his own portrait. The following wi,ll be contributed by Mr. Alderman Salomons, from Broom-hill, Tunbridge.wells :- 1. Lee—Toe Poacher. 2. Creswick—Passing Showers. 3. Hollins--Scene on Deal-beach. 4. Hart—Benvenuto Cellini. 5. Leslie—Looking at the Miniature. 6. Denner—fiead of an Old Man. 7. Cooke—St. Ives. 8. Angels—Sculpture. The sculpture alluded to is now on its way from Rome to Liverpool, and will be first seen by ite owner in the Manchester Exhibition. Mr. John Aikin, of Liverpool, will send, besides some fl e water colou rs , A ry Scheffer's great picture of Christ Teaching, Mr. M. Anderson of Newcastle-on• Tyne ; Mr, E. Foster, of Clewer-park, near Windsor ; and the Misses Bredells, Eaton-square, and also important con tributors. WATER FOR CALIFORNIA.— We noticed last week the formation of a compauy, and the great advantages that would accrue to the State by an ample supply of water ; and, by the arrival of every mail, the want is fully con- firmed. During the last seven years gold to the value of nearly 80,000,0001. sterling has been produced in California, out of which, we believe, a comparatively insignificant amount has been obtained by crushing, wa.hing being chiefly employed ; and it is only fair to suppose that the production would be immensely en hanced by a continual supply of water, as, at the present time, the miner is discouraged, from the fact that his operations are almost invariably stopped by the drought six months in the year. From arrangements now be ing made for the comforts of the miners, enormous results may be looked for from California, as private letters from scientific men of high standing state the country teems with riches, and that " water ! water I" was the great want. It is merely necessary to refer to the list of directors, as a guarantee of the bona fides of the undertaking, but, as an additional security, there is the great feature in thi s co mpany, that the deposits will be returned without any deduction whatever, in the event o ithe agent to be sent out, with a view to cote. plete the purchase, not fully confirming the value of the property, but of which, according to the vraxicluis reports, there appears no doubt.—Mining hum/. • >if \ :, all 10s. 1 2s. 110 9 Hi i Ili 321 i 22f i 5i 2 12 i 94A 4 63j 26} 43 481