The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

O E .2.' 4 1 A 11 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, yet firm, and previous prices were well maintained. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with an active appearance, and prices were steady. The advises from New York by the steamer 4 -rago add very little commercial information to What has previously been received. The specie held by the city banks continued to increase, not withstanding the exportation to Europe. Accor ding to a return completed by these establish- Inuits, the total amounts deposited in their coffers on the 18th ult. was 13,591,606 dollars, and the I t dePesits were 67,005,589 dollars. The loans and 2 discounts had reached the large a mount of .1 117 ,365,321 dollars. About 20,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank Of England yesterday, and it is believe 1 that a f urther addition wilt be made in a few days ; the s. , d emand for that metal being quieter. S ilver is firm at 61d. per ounce standard, but business is E rather limited. At the meeting of the Bank of London to-day- Sir J. V. Shelley, Bart., in the chair-the report S °bowel a net divisible profit of 11,5371. 10s 4d ; bat as their was a less of 7,0391. in their govern roent securities at the price of the day, the d=irectors ! Proposed that there should be no division of profi's at this period. The chairman dispelled the vat ions aspersions cast upon the bank by malicious persons, k and considered that their prospects were now more cheering than ever. The report.was adopted. At the half-yearly meeting of the London and, County Banking Company, held to-day-D. Nicol, Esq., in the chair-the report stated that the net profits were 39,1041. for_the half-year, out of which they declared a dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year, and carried 14,0001. forward to the next account., The business had greatly increased since the last meeting. At the meeting of the National Discount Com pany to-day, Mr. J. D. Morrison was elected an auditor by a large majority. The Directors of the Bank of England, at their "parlour" meeting to-day, held a protracted dis cussion, but they separated without making any change in their terms of discount. During the last few days many have expressed the opinion that an advance of 1 per cent. would be determined upon at once, in order to resist the pressure for accommoda tion and the withdrawal of gold. As the Bank had been gaining strength for some weeks previously, however, it could scarcely have been anticipated that a slight temporary retrogression would have necessitated the adoption of restrictive measures ; but it is quite possible that such may ulti luately be found indispensable. The present acl- Vance of price is too rapid to be continued Without seriously disarranging the Money Market, already overburdened, and if it does not subside, in the natural course of events, restrictions must Inevitably be imposed, seeing that the imports from our various' sources of supply ate insufficient to f acet the wants of shippers, and that the deficiency must, therefore, be obtained at the Bank. T he English funds have been rather firmer to day, in the absence of unfavourable rumours or cent inuedcalls, of importance. The transactions re corded are chiefly in connection with the liquidation of the monthly account now in progress. Cons 3 ls 'or Money have been 901 1 and 901 1, while for the 9th pros., they are marked 904 90k 1 and 901 T he present prices are 901 g and 901 respectively. he Now Threes have been quiet at 901 4, and the Reduced 901 Bank Stock, in which there have bee n severa l b arga ins, are quoted 2151, 217, 215, and 2161. Exchequer Bills are par, and Ind ia Bonds and Bonds 225. to 15s. discount. Business in the Foreign Market continues dull, an d to-day th e fluctuation has been unimportant. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 948 1, and they are w 94 1 95 ; Spanish Deferred Bonds are 25 / ; Russian 5 per Cents. 112 ; and Dutch 2 1 per C ents • ; Grenada New Active are 221 ; Buenos Ayres 9 9 }7 ; Brazilian 5 per Cents. 102 ; Peruvian *2 per Cents. 811. The foll ow i ng are the nominal prices of F ore i gn _ I 8 ocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 61 ; _ 224 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents. 80 82 ; ditto 3 per Cents. - ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 i lQ 45 1 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 12 ; ditto 4i 1 per Cents., - ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 391 401 ; ditto Deferred, 24k 25i ; ditto Certificates, 51 ; 2 ditto Passive, 51 IC The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :iC - 1857. 1856. Great Western £33,574 £31,657 North-Western South Western Brighton Midland south-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 27,662 25,905 Birkenhead 3,025 2,942 I lanehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,166 9,755 t , North-Eastern North London 2,681 2,572 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 5,745 4,128 South Devon North Stafford bEd,linburgb, Pertb, and Dundee ;tiEanburgh and Glasgow ...... 6,632 6,179 , ,-, 'Vow and South-Western 'rand Truck of Canada Great Western of Canada 7,470 8,384 There was a very limited business done in Rail- W ay shares this morning, and lower rates were in mo st, instances cuirent-Chester and Holyhead, L' a stern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and 41 anchester, Sheffield and Lincoln declined 53. ; a nd Great Western, 1/. ; Midland improved ss. ; and North Eastern, York, ss. In the French lines the only t ransac ti on repor t e d was i n N or th ern of Fr ance, which improved about 7s. 6d. The Cana dian lines were flat, Grand Trunk of Canada de clinedti 10 s . ; an d G reat Ind i an P en i nsu l a, s s. ; G reat Western of Canada advanced about ss. ; and Pun janb were dealt in at 1 premium. In Mining Shares a few few bargains took place. Wheal Edwa r d s rea li se d 51. C o b re C opper was rather fi rmer at 421 - 43, and United Mex i can brought 31 J oint Stock Bank and Mis c ellan eous Sh a res Were very ere very quiet. London and County, an d Otto man,ra.Bank re a li se d y es t er d a y' s quotations . Ang lan Agri cu lt ura l rece d e d a b ou t s s . El ec t r i c :ITelegraph Crystal Palace, and South Australian Land brought about former values. BRITISH FUNDS Ttith DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Ojjictal LtstO • Bum/lees tote. 8 14. Stock 3 pc , ( ~ nt. Reduced Mannino!, VOS 3 per Cant Console AnnsitioP l2ok 90 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities r 5 f . d22 .E geheq• er Bills, 90 1 t ,10()C , par 1 p S rat!. 2d 2 p Exchequer Bonds, 1858,3 i per Cent._ Dltto, 9 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK L'raziiittn 5 per Cent. Ditte, •1843 99 r Grenada Now Active, 21 per Cent. Peruvian Bowls, 4 per Cent Ditto Account Bl} Elision.' Bonds, 1522, St., 5 per Cent ll2 Sp 1:101 Bo:nle, 3 per Cent. Dittc Now Deferred, 3 per Cen'. Ditto Account .... 'agocitbh ~,onds, 6 per cent ADitto Account Dividends on the above payable In •en. 1I I ar.ge, 21 per 12 Guilders 64h TWO O'CLOCK, Cot sels money ...... • ............ 4 A- LClk account TIIE ROYAL GBICUAGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.- It may ap pear strange to many of our readers, but an extensive acquaintance with the manufacturers of agricultural implements has shown us that, however important the awards of the prizes of the Royal Agricultural Society may have been in past times, the business of the maker is now but little affected by the decision of the society's Judges; indeed, we know that the sale of agricultural Machines, by particular makers, is frequently the very reverse of what the judges' awards would lead us to an ticipate. We could scarcely splain this without giving More or less offence to the leading men of the society, but w e h ave ample evidence that the fact is as we have stated it. Porhaps these gentlemen will condescend to consider whether there exists any just ground for the a pp a rent anomaly, and what that ground is.-ro If th e y are sincere friends of the hoeiety 60.---Meacinici Magazine. they will not fail to do SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVgN Itc (1, AUG UST 6, 1857 MARKSTS—',This Day.) RAIL' Business done this day. Ihr. l'ald RAMWAYB. 24 10 Ambg. Nottng. Bost.] & Eastn. Junc ;,() all Belfast & Ballymena L3i all Btrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley it. 100 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct .5 all Blackburn . ....... all Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) It. 100 Bristol & Exeter ;t. 100 Caledonian. ... ... t. 100 Chester & Ca1ed0nian.......... isl) all Cork and Bandon * all Cork, Black. & Pass !O all Cornwa ll .0 all D. A. .0 8 Do. B . .. i 0 45 Dublin&Bafas . tJunc. 5 all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. t. 100 East Anglian ;0 all Eastern Counties it. 100 EasternUnion,A.stk It. 100 Do. ' do. B 8. Do. New A ..... 5 173 East Kent . ~...... it. 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk ........ .0 4 Do. it. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow] O all Edinb. and Peebles t. 100 Edinb.Prth.dtDundeo 0 all Forth and ClydeJnnc. It, 100 Furness It. 100 Glasgow & S.Western .0 all Great N. of Scotland ;t. 100 Great Northern I it 100 Do., A. Stock .., 100 Do., B. Stock St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) St. 100 Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.B. gua.St 12 all Irish South-Eastern 5C all Lancaster & Carlisle. 161 r 141 Do., Thirds 10! 12 Do. New Thirds ... St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 16 6 Do., do. F £l6 ... 3 1 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 20 all Do. Southport. 114 London &Blackwali St. 1100 Lond.Bright.&S.Cst. St. 100 London &N. Western ZO all Do. Fifths 10 all D0.,161.5h.,M&8 0 124 5 Do. Eighths St. 100 London & S. Western 25 all Lndndny.&Coleraine 25 all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. St. 100 Manch.Shet&Lineln. 10 I 1 Metropolitan ...., 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement • Midland ..... Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G.Wost.(lr.) Do. Shares .... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk... ....... Northn.Couniies Un North British .. North Devon, Rail. Dock Stock ........ Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N, Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Parch. Do. Leeds Do. York North. London . . ... N. &S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhamptim Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union 6 Sitingbotrne &Sheer all Routh Devon ..... It. 100 South Eastern. . .. 0 all Do. 4i per; . Shares It. 100 South Wales * all S. Yorksh. River Dun * 10 Do.. O all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 5 all Stockton & Darling ;5 15 Do. do., 1854 l 5 5 Do. do., 1.8n5 164 Stockton & Hartlepl it. 100 Taff Vale it. 100 Do. Pref., No. i 5 22 Thames Hay. D. &R: .;0 all Vale of Neath ...... ;0 all Waterfd: & Kilkenny 10 all Waterford&Lhnerick 20 all West Col nwall 10 all West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 all Do. A 5 all. Do. B 20 all West London 10 all Do. First Class 20 all Do. Second Class 10 all Wmbledon &Croydon St. 1100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 1 100 At. 'lOO St. 'lOO 25 all 25 16i 50 all St 1100 St. 11.00 10 .31.1 20 17. 20 all 10 all St. 100 0 16 0 10 R.. 1O) ;t. 100 ;t. 103 51 - s?_,s 8i - 9 68 - 70 76 - 86 go 92 77 77 35i 361 i --- -6 - 10 20 -20 i 11/ -11 i 52 - 54 35 - 36 ii 7 d 95 97 il -34 j 99 -- 101 8 -- 9 973 - 9 S 91 -- 93 120 -.122 103 - 105 614 -- 62 63 -- 65 70 - 74 8p 6 8 n, 100 IQO. 61 - 6i 105 - 107 1021 - 103 • Ba 1 98 9331 43 -43 i 84 - 841- 55 - 56 142 - 15 63 - 65 31 - 34. 1 46 - 47 - 952' 23 -23 A 2 - IA , I 41 - 45 76 -77 A 97 - 99 .4$ - 48 t - 8 10 --•• 34 - 35 101 -- 106 214 -25 i 4S -- 50 3 -- 2 d 16i -- 174 74 -- T 4 90 92 5i 41. sj 4fd 9 1 41. 43 211. - 22 34 - 4 7 - 9 3i - 4 5g - 5j ~ ...." ••• BRITISH POSSESSIONS. id— par 4a 4 d 1 88 92 85 90 85 90 - ... ... 1 - li i 93 - 1001 201 -- 53 -- 55 I 8n -83 i 1q -- 19 id -- par 21i -- 21i 1 99 -- 101 I 107 -- 112 ' 407 -- 112 107 -- 103 18 -- 19 19i -- 19 i 14 I -- Id d ,•• - ••• i ."-- iPM 6 -Gl I - 1. 4A 5 41 4 d 27f —27 i - 23i - 24 7 - 7i ii = 4ii;l 26a 27 ••• ••• 7i - 8 19 - 20 346 - 34 8A - 36i - 37 57 58 d Pall - 13 - 1 7 - 8 - 84 26 - 27+ 5 - 9+ 28 - 29 'AYS. Closing ?rice. yesterday Paid f? AMWAY& St. 103 Buckghamsh. St. 100 ClyileealeJc. 25 all Col.Stour Vy. St. 100 E.Lin. g. 6 p. 6 5 all E. Un. 11. Sh. St. 100 Glas. Parr. di Neils.Direet. St. 100 Do. NOW 2; all Glstr.&Dn.Fr 50 all Hull Er Selby 25 all Do. i Shares 12i all Do. I Shares 121 all Lon.&Greenw rt: 1 . 60 11 .0 7i 5i all Do.Prefcrence Lon. Til., &S. Do. Birk. Sh. Manch.Thrton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket >t. 100 6i, 5i BuryE.G.spc 50 all 50 all 50 all 25 all N.diEst.s p.c. Do. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. dL Wyre 14 all. Do. h Shrs. A St. 101 10 all Shrews.& Her 12 all S. Staffordsh 50 , all WearVal.g6pe 25 all Do St. 100 Wilts&Samrsti Leasing 3ompanieE. Ln.&N. W. Caledon E. U. & E. C Gt. Northr E. Count. Caldoniar. qt. Testi') Y. Pz N.M Do Do S. Eastern , no Pot° & Co Do Ln. &N. W & Midid Midland E. Cotmt Do Do Do L.& .W Do t G. Northni T. Brassey M. Masan Stk.&Dar Do o:loArestn PREF EREN 5 I all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. 501.) 100 13ris. &Ex. 4 p. c. S't. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 100 Caledn. £lO 46 p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandon 560 .c all Dun . Perth. &Aber.J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c 100 Do, do. Cls. C7p. c all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo. l all Do. No. 2 .......... all Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent ] 00 East Lancash .6 p.cts all E.&W. Yotk. J. sths 5 Edln.dr GI: sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, sp. c 100 Glatt, & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c, 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 41 per cent . 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N .of Scot.lst Pre 100 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spe 100 Do. con. red. 41 p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 100 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do all Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l 100 D0.,P., 5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. ct... 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares all Londy. & Color. 6 Sh. all Londy. &Ennis. a Sh. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Lent. 43 Do. do. do. £6 . 100 Do. do. 31 per cent. all Marypt. A Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 10. Do. do. 100 Kid. Consol. 6p. c. St 100. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St all New.,Aber.. &c., pr 5 p, c. red. 5 p.c. pm ' 8 Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct all Noel( .Deb.4p, a. Sh 100 Do. 513. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf ,1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British 31 Do. 71 . Preference 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 10 Do. York 11.&S. Pur all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c,, Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar all Scot. Cent. New Pref. 100 Sc. N. E Aber. g.6p c. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. d 0.36 p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 46 pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of .E 1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4a p.c. Sh 100 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c . 100 Do. do. 4a p. c all S.Yorksh .4 p. c. Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do. 6 all Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 5 all Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. St. 25 10 LO.(] sr. 20 25 25 .. 2/12 :0, 14 20 iO 1 14s 11/3 6115 it ~. Gs. 5 I 4i LO I 9 12561 ,„; lii 7e] 10 7 15 I I 27 10 all 10 15 1 4 0I all Closing prices yesterday 91 - 93 LL - 13 133 - 135 31 - ~ ".... ••• IR =l6 12 -12% - 23. 99 - 101 id- P 2j - 23 91 - 92 1$ g 55 -57 P 132 - 13~ 8 - 9 - 9i 89 - 91 !E SI{ARES. ii - 1- gi 95 - 61 : ei 111 - 115 112 - 116 - iP 12. k • - 12 70 - 72 iii lie 105 -- 107 100 - 102 60 -- 62 101 -10 A - 61 92 - 94 82 - 84 83 - 85 99 - 101 9.1 - 101 17 - 174 91 - 73 - 75 191 - 20 - 10 141 - 151 136 - 139 113 - 115 •" ••• 1156 - 158 66 - 133 - 135 97 - 99 87 - 89 ii - iii io2 —loi 93 - 95 14- lti 22 - 221 - 114 - 116 99 - 101 "" ••• 18 - 19 22i - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100. 27 -- 28 2 -- 3p - ••• 2f - 2fi MINES. 17 - 18 6 - 7 130 - 140 430 - 410 16 -17 7i 3 - 4_ = A 12 1 3 3 - 4 20 - 21 5 - 6 - 2 315 - 325 5 - 6 275 -- 2 85 11 - 3t - 41 ..• ••• 27 - 28 'l2O - 130 230 - 250 290 3 00 21 23 48 - 50 23 - 25 MINES. - li - li 11 -- 13 41 43 10 —' 12 id 7} 71 la p 1 A - 5 =, i. 2~ - 2~ 3- 3 .A.NEOITS. 23 - 24 4i - 35 - 40 138 • 142 113 - 114 30 - 35 21 26 18 14 41 44- 1100 - 102 ••• 3 3 3 / 4 3 3A 1 18 - 22 97 • 9.) 4 - 94 id- lA 2i 68 - 70 5p 22 24 6 •••• 59 - 61 11 ••••• -- ]OB - 34 ••• ''' ••• 11 .."-. 12 istisltess this dxy BRIGHTO ;This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAND STAND PLATE. Nereus K• strd Ten ran. IHPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—EThi Day.) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Lords' Amendments to the Dorset Central Rail way, Rhymney Railway, and Watchet Harbour bills were considered and agreed to. EASTERN BENGAL RAILWAY BILL. Mr. C. FORSTER, moved that the Eastern Bengal Railway Company Bill be considered, and read the thiru time forthwith ; prints of the bill having been deposited with the do tkeeerrs xesterday. SCINDE RAILWAY. Mr. C. FORSTER moved, that the Scinde Railway Company Bill be considered, and read the third time forthwith ; prints of the bill having been deposited with the doorkeepers yesterday. NEW ZEALAND LOAN GUARANTEE BILL. Th , adjourned debate upon the second reading of this bil. was resumed by Mr. HENLEY, who said that he should vote for the second reading of the bill, but unless that portion of the measure which authorised the application of the loan to the purchase of the land of the natives was omitted when the bill was in committee, he should feel it his duty . to vote against the third reading. Sir J. GRAHAM thought the security ought to be minutely examined on which this guarantee rested, he objected general'y to the practice of granting loans to colonies. He would therefore suggest to the Colonial Secretary the adoption of the follo wing motto :—" No lender be, for the lender loseth both his loan and friend," and provided this measure received the sanction of Par liament the Government wou!d have to bear the reapon sibility of passing it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the colonies were .of the greatest advantage to the commerce of the country, and in order to secure the prosperity and good government of their colonies they gave them finan cial assi-tance, more particularly if they required it in their earlier years. The present bill was founded upon that principle, and . he th9ught the Government was per fectly justified in taking the steps they had. At the same time .he must admit that the colonists of New Zealand had no legal claim on the house; They merely appealed to the generosity of the British Parliament and, under all the circumstances, he thought the house might give the appeal the most favourable answer. Mr. ADDERLEY urged upon the house the necessity of passing the bill, which was calculated to be of the greatest service to the colony. Mr. W. WILLIAMS and Mr. GILPIN opposed the bill. Lord A. CHURCHILL said, from a personal visit to New Zealand, he felt certain that the coloni-ts were possessed of means fully ample to liquidate the loan. [LEFT 'SITTING} ACTION AGAINST A SURGEON FOR UN SKIFUL TR.BATMENT.-DAMAGES, 501. At the Manchester City Court of Record, on Monday and Tuesday, before Mr. Monk, Q.C., deputy-recorder, an altion was brought by Mary M‘Gee, a reeler, now out of employment, to re cover 501. from Mr. Thomas Wilson Dyson, sur geon, of this city, as damages for negligent and unskilful treatment of her broken arm, by means of which treatment she had been totally deprived of the use of her right hand. Mr. Wheeler, Mr. Torr, and Mr. Cottingham appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Ovens and Mr. Leering for the defendant. Mr. Wheeler having opened the case, the plain tiff, Mary M`Gee, stated that, on the 17th of February, 1855, about ten o'clock in the forenoon, she was walking on the flags in front of the Royal Infirmary. The snow was on the ground, and the pathway was very slippery. Having slipped her foot, she fell, and broke the radius bone of her right arm. She was taken into the infirmary, where the bone was set and the arm bandaged, and splints put on. She then went home, and after wards sent for Mr. Dyson, the defendant, who arrived about six o'clock the same evening. He unbanda,,e•ed the arm and examined it, and then replaced the bandages and splints, saying it was perfectly right. Here,arm felt bandaged tighter then than when it was bandaged at the infirmary ; and she soon after had a pain which she had not felt before. She was unable to undress, or. obtain any rest for four successive nights, in consequence of the great pain in her hand, which felt ." as if something alive was moving inside." Four days after the, accident she again saw Mr. Dyson, and told him of the pain she was suffering, and that the bandage was too tight ; but he said it ought not to be slackened. He, however, gave her some sleeping draughts. The pain continued in her hand and wrist for the next three days, when Mr. Dyson called again. She still complained of great pain, and also informed him that she could get no rest. Ho said he could not slacken the bandage unless her 'nails were black, which Would be a Sign that it was too tight ; but ordered her more sleeping draughts. He afterwards attended her at intervals of three days, and on each occasion she complained of a continuation of the pain. On the 17th of March he removed the splints. He hand was then a dark colour, and flat • and there was a round place on the ball of her thumb, about the size of a halfpenny, which was of a very black colour. Mr. Dyson then put on the splints again, and said they must remain another fortnight. She still continued in great pain ' • and on the Wednesday. following Mr. Dyson told her that on the following Saturday (the 24th March), he would put on lighter splints, and " remove her out of purgatory." On that day he accordingly removed the splints, when her thumb had a hole in it. He then told her to go home at once, and get to bed, and apply a poultice to her hand, for sloughing had set in. She went home to lied, and Mr. Dyson visited her at her house. During the last week that she was under his care, which was in the beginning of May, sbe went for advice to Mr. M‘Dowell, homceoeathic doctor, who ordered her to dust it with flour, but she did not do it. A few days after she went to Mr. Milner, and continued to apply to him for advice during 18 months. Her hand was healed by Mr. Milner ; but she had completely lost the use of it, and was unable to follow her trade. Mr. Ovens, on the p ar t of the defenda nt, corn plained of the lengthoftime which had been allowed to elapse before bringing this action, and the injus tice of calling upon Mr. Dyson to speak to things which bad occurred more than two years since. He contended that the success with which his client bad carried on his profession for so m an y ears in Manchester was a sufficient answer to the charg.. of want of skill ; and as to the other alle g ation, of want of care, he should call witnesses who would s ayhe tat his treatment was a proper one T h witnesses having been examined. in support of this statement, and Mr. Ovens having summed up the defendant's case, Mr. Wheeler replied on bEhalf of the plaintiff. The learned judge having summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, 501.-3Po/cheater Guardian. DISCOVARY OF NATURAL GAS AT HULL. On ae 28th ult. an extraordinary phenomenon was witmss-ml in Crystal-street, Hull, at the pr;- vase residence and private waterworks of Mr. Thomas Stather, of the firm of Thompson and Stather, civil engineers. It was that of fire and water issuing at the same moment from the same fountain. Mr. Stather wished to sink a well, and for that purpose Ea d engaged a large body of ape rienced men. Up to 5 o'clock mi Monday afternoon the well sinker bad bored to the depth of 48 feet below the surface, and at 45 to 48 feet had found a bed of peat, three feet thick, bene ith which be issued ai ns ofm s a o r r i f r a 'e ceS b t o came to a bed of gravel, containing broken flint and h e from the of the fi-h. ori A n s z i i h n e awater bubblingnow fountain, - varying in height from one to six cr seven feet, arid from to 10 feet, spurting out volumes of gravel and fi'e sand, the sinker, who had, in sink ing other wells, previously seen something of the kind, 'though on a smaller scale, t:eing certain that this was occasioned, not by the force of water, but of gas of some kind, determined to try whether it was inflammable, a thing which he had never in his life attempted before; and t') his surprise there arose a lurid flam^, two yards_in height, issuing fr,m a tube three inches in diameter, and through which the water continued to flow and boil over without at all diminishing the volume of flame, which ascended considerably higher than the gar den wall, which is seven feet high. The flame was extinguished for the night, for fear of alarming the neighbourhood. On Tuesday morning Mr. J. D. Sollitt, the chymist and lecturer, and head master of the Hull Grammar School, was brought to the spot in consequence of the discovery, and during the day Sir Henry Cooper, M.D., and other scientific gentlemen also examined the ex traordinary phenomenon. A tube, three inches in diameter and six feet high, was added to the one which was a few inches only above the ground, ond. the Water and the gas still flowed freely to gether, but after a time the water ceased to rise so high, and gas only escaped. At 10 o'clock on Tuesday morning Mr. Sollitt stated that the quan tity of gas which had escaped through that orifice —supposing it to have continued with the same force as he witnessed—would, fiom 5 o'clock on the preceding afternoon, haire more than filled the largest gasometer at - any of the gasworks in Hull, and would, in fact, have been sufficient to light during the night all the streets in this town of 100,000 inhabitants. This gas is the true fire damp, which recently proved so fatal at Lundhill, and has frequently done so in many other collieries. It was burning when Mr. Sollitt arrived, and he at once pronounced it to be of purer quality than the carburetted hydrogen gas with which the btreets of Hull are. lighted. The appearance of the flame was, be said, like that produced by car buretted hydrogen, but, on having the flame ex tinguished,-he" stated that from the smell the car buretted hydrogen evidently contained free sulphur. He stated that it arose from the. decomposition of vegetable substance—as grass, trees, &c., in the state of transition from the vegetable coirdition to that of coal ; and he repeatedly remarked that lb was a very pure gas—much purer than that pro duced from coal. The duration of the supply would depend upon the quantity of peat. If the bed of peat had been 18 ft. to 20 ft. in thickness, as is sometimes the case, the continuance of the supply of gas might have been calculated upon, but as the seam was only three feet thick it was less likely to be long continued. In the evening of Tuesday Mr. Stather had some gas piping affixed to the aperture and eight burners were kept lighted in . his engine -house, while a very large and powerful flame continued to issue from the aperture of the main tube, directly over the well. It should be observed that at that time the sinkers had got two feet below the bed of peat, and that, therefore, the flow of gas was no longer through the interior of the boring tube, but ascended along its exterior— and of course its volume was very materially diminished. Mr. Sollitt anticipated that the supply of gas would entirely cease when the bbring irons reached down. the rock. The full supply can, however, be recovered by again boring io the depth only of the peat. The water obtained at the same level as the gas was of a very soft quality, and would be good for washing purposes. On Wednesday evening twenty-one burners were sup plied with gas from the boring in the well, without the intervention of any gasometer. Since then the boring has been carried down to the solid rock, which was found at a depth of fifty feet, and the supply of gas has for the present ceased.—Hull Packet. • THE FRENCH PRKSS ON THE INDIAN MJTINY. ( Prom the Sieele. ) The serious events which at present menace the power of Great Britain have naturally communi cated flesh ardour to the enemies of the English alliance. Certain journals perceive danger for England in Egypt, Persia, Liclia, China, Greece, Canada, and other countries, and, to judge from their conclusions, England's days are numbered. We cannot for our part so soon forget that our sol diers wear on their breasts, as a mark of honour, the effigy of Queen Victoria. Were a revolt to burst out to-morrow in Algeria, which God forbid, and we were to sea the English rejoice over that event and prognosticate our ruin, we should as suredly treat them as bad allies ; we should point out to them the sacrifices made by France at hiker mann and elsewhere. But another reason ought also to restrain the said journals from condemning the existence of England, namely, the simple fact that she is still, upright and unhurt. We cannot lose from sight the history of our ally, formerly our gigantic foe ; we cannot forget those wonderful strokes of fortunes which her energy had prepared. We know the immensity of her resources—the struggles she has formerly sustained ; and far from considering present events as a blow, we look upon them as a warning from which she will derive pro fit. England will learn (what the Crimean war and the:contests with Persia and China have also taught her) that if commerce and finances are powerful auxiliaries they must be supported by a military organisation based on equality. We are persuaded that the English will understand, and will impress that knowledge on their public men, that the time of old traditions has passed, as like wise that of a tortuous policy. A frank and de cided policy is the . only one suitable to the present age. We are convinced that the English are well able to meet their present dangers. We have sceu in China how they can strike when necessary, and certainly British patriotism will accomplish all that is required in India. Without aspiring to pro phetic powers, we foresee that the first result of the Hindoo crisis will be the transfer of the adminis tration of India from the hands of the Company to those of the British Government. ludia will be come an English colony. [(From the Gazette de France.) The old system of co l on isation has crumbled to pieces, and England has a new world before her ; it is on the manner that she will comprAend her task that depends eitilift a new lease of greatness or the ruin of her commercial and political prepon derance. This prediction 'is by no means exagge rated. India has formed the strength and power of England ; and it is through that empire that she exercises that undoubted supremacy in the world which Russia now covets, and which formerly was exercised by France. An attack ort the Indian colonies is tantamount to an attack on the mother country ; all political or military men who have, undertaken, cr wished to undertake, a' campaign against English influence, have turned their eyes to her Asiatic possessions. The. projected expedi tions of Napoleon to the banks of the Indus has not been forgotten ; and we have recently seen Russia at work ia the same region. As regards the new organisation of the army, the company will ex perience great, and perhaps umionquerable, diffi culties. The system which consisted in employ ing native forces as a powerful means of defence is exploded for ever ; on the other hand,' it is equally impossible to confide the active service to European troops. Without entering deeper into this complicated quesfon, England, we perceive, is engaged in one of the greatest struggles she has ever bad to sustain, and on. the result of which depend her fortune, her influence, and glory. (From, the Unimers.) It is a matter of surptise that. the majority of the consorts of the kings, who 1131e:the petty States of India under the protection of the English Govern ment, give birth only to daugi3 ters. Is this result to be attributed to the Provi clence which watches over the interests of the company, or are the mid wives, who deliver those Que , ,m, bribed to sub stitute female for male childrea ? We read in the Paris Pays : -" Several English journals, speaking of the recent; events in India, ac cuse one of the great powers of .Europe of having by its intrigues excited the natives: to revolt. The3e accusations appear to be devoid of foundation, and we are assured that they are co:ntradicted by an official document recently issued by the Governor- General of India himself. This document declares that the revolt was spontaneous„ that it was pro duced by numerous internal cau.s4 3S, and that up to the present time no trace of any 3 breign excitation has been dlscovered." On the other hand, the Presse s. tales, on the au thority of a traveller just arrived from Ems, that at a grand dinner g iven the other day, at which R uss i an Boyards only were present, the " host pro- posed the health of t he ". Great Mogul, and that the toast was received, wi th fr an ti c LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(iIds Day.) LONDON, Aug. 6.—Wind this day at noon, W., pleasant breeze and fine. FALMOUTH, Aug. s.—Wind vari able--Arrived-St. Jay, from Callao. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Star, from Callao. HULL, Ang. s.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrivod — Speed, from, Miramichi. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday, 10 a.m. Wind W. ; heavy rains during the night. Arrived--LaiPoule; from Cherbourg ; Harriet, Lively, and Mary, Newport; Jasper, Cardiff; Alma, Swansea. Sailed—L'Etoile, for Carenton; Le Coq, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind N.E. Arrived—ltalian, screw steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Etna, screw steamer, for Alexandria ; Richard, and Reform, Stettin; Dart, Antwarp; aavannab. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 4. Wind S.W. Arrived—Star, from Calloa ; Northwood, Monte Video Lacoma, New Orleans. Off—Mischief, from Dominica: WATERFORD, Aug. 3. Wind N.W. Arrived—Despatch, from Ismail. (BY SUBMARINR AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) earleby ; Haavet, Sweaborg ; GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind W. ; tide two hours' flood ; cloudy. Arrived, August s. —Matanzas, from Matanzas; Thetig, Dominica ; Samaritan, AL, Thursday, Sailed, Attg. 6 Rambler, for Berbice ; Calista, Belize; VH(lharuamoevbwreeF.cAr;annneSeenasWrteelo'mrceGurm:aim;laaMl-taiichnieDefn,Ery Read; Faaborg, Koningsberg ; Albion, steamer, Boulogne; Wil e9esat.oran: Wind S.W., light ; changetble weather; showery. Passed in tow.—lda Zeigler, from Calcutta; Swiftsure, from Melbourne—both for London. P as sed—Thames, from London , for Geelong ; Leon Ri mtindo, London, Alican te ; Eli za Hart, London, Swansea ; Temise, s.-s., London, Dieppe. ....-- S ; ailedA—Warrior for Bombay ; Vi c t or i a , Ade laide A. Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, Downing street. All the Ministers were present. DEATH OF LADY BELLEW.— This lady died on Mon day, at Barmeath, county Louth, the residence of the Right Hon. Lord Bellew. She was in her 57th year. KEW GARDENS —The new museum, a very beautiful building of three stor ies, is n ow o p en . The gardens are now in all their sum mer b eaut y an d splendour : they are pal mop -house every other conservatories close at 6 ; they day at 1 o'clock, Sundays at 2. Th e gardens at 7 ; the pleasure grounds at 8, 00 I all 18 9 Attan: and St. Law. 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Auth rof "Home Sketches," "Rambles in the South of Ireland," &c., &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blacket'. There is more t ) strike the reader in the various characters int' oducei into this work than iu the story itself, which is rambling and disjointed. The first part of it is the most pleasing, and it offers a fair promise, which the succeeding pages do not altogether realise. We are conducted to a country parsonage in a pletsaut spot, and made acquainted with its imnates, Mr. and Mrs. Lennox, and their two daugh - ers. The eldest is in no way remark all-, but the parents and their youngest child, Lucy, are pre-eminently attractive. Mr. Lennox, though littleisseenof him,!is the most superior deli neation of the authoress . . He was a clergyman, and possessed alt those qualities which in such a sphere are so e-titnable. He is brought into our notice a short time before his end, when he had nearly com pleted the term of his valuable labours. We are told that "he had reached the shining sunset isles that fade into ihe eternal beaveas," and, while lin gering on their confines, the memrsry of his well spent life was his glory and his crown. His latest act was t ) dissuade leis favourite child, Lucy, from forming an engagement with Augustus Derwent, who, unf :rtunately for the family, had made their acquaintance. He was of au excellent disposition naturally, but his principles were not fixed, and he was under the dominion of his brother, who was a worthless man. The force and energy with which the descriptions of Derwent's speculations are written bring the case before us in the strongest light. This is the way in which it should be treated when the suhjec -, is broached at all. No half-mea sures can answer in dealing with so dangerous a propensity as that of speculation, whose fatal spell and evil influence have cast a blight and thrown a shade over many a home, and, after quenching its household fires, have sent forth its once happy in mates into the wilderness of the world, with a stain on.their names and a burden on their minds for ever. Lucy is rather a disappointing character : it will be seen that she did not carry out the resolve of her youth, but married Augustus Derwent after some time had elapsed. However, all the good seed implanted by the just man did not die, and, by her influence, her husband was eventually led to good, while the blesSing that 'descends to children's children, rested on his works in his granddaunhter Mary, .in whom he lived again. With the softness of her aunt, the niece joined her perception of good to decision of mind, by which alone all great things are accom plished, and without which nothing good can.be brought to perfection. Besides these estimable characters there are 'many others in the court() of the story to be met with. Frederick Renton is an instance of what a bad disposition and evil passions, undisciplined and unchecked, will become. Both he and his father were led on by degrees, from se'fish ease, and love of money, to the final commis sion of crimes of magnitude. Hubert is an inte resting study, with his difficulties to contend with. An innate sense of power urged hint ' on, but he had many enemies to thwart him, of whom the chief was his base cousin Frederick. Some of the scenes he went through in London are vividly depicted. What with the jea lousy of friends, the malice of foes, the sneers of ignorant patrons, and the scorn of over-clever reviewers, who mistook abuse for argument, and confounded criticism with censure, the aspirant for fame had no royal road to its temple. It is satis factory, after all her sorrows, to leave Lucy at last at peace surrounded by her family and friends, and her path made bright "with a holy love and hope, and a light which is not borrowed from this world's uncertain sunshine." In picturing Life with some of its darkest, and many of its saddest Reali ties, the authoress has been often successful in arousing the attention and awakening the sympa thies. Amid the varied teachings and the different examples, the best lesson is that taught by the Rector of klartfield :—" He is the happyman whose life e'en now, shows somewhat of that happier life to come." 'Summer Months among the Alps. By T. W. Hinchliff, Barrister. Longman. A fresh and spirited account of a pedestrian's exploits among the Alpine glaciers. Having spent three long vacations in Switzerland and Savoy, and having explored many of the retired and compa ratively unknown localities, the traveller justly thought that his account of his route might be useful to those who have not yet visited those regions, as well as interesting to those more or less acquainted with them. Notwithstanding the great number of travellers who have furnished us with descriptions of Switzerland and Savoy, the present volume is not without novelty, as the writer has very whelp given the greatest prominence to that part of his route which is the least known. Thus he has afforded more space to Monte Rosa than to Mont Blanc. The maps and draw ings are a great advantage to the reader, and enable him readily to follow the narrative. The traveller has a full appreciation of the beauties of nature, and tells us of the wonderful effects pro duced by sunset and moonlight on the untrodden snows. In speaking of " the monarch of moun tains," he says that it is impossible to appreciate its grandeur close at hand. At the Buet he had the finest view. " Never till then had I been able to form a just idea of the magnificence of Le Mont Blanc,' as the Chamoniarda delight to call it. At this distance, of 15 miles, it looks infinitely higher and grander than when seen from the nearer and more commonly visited points of view. Far up into the deep blue sky rose the dazzling whiteness of its summit, completely dwarfing the vast and elegant aiguiiles which surround its base, and which appear almost as lofty as itself when seen from the neighbourhood of the valley. Finding how great a distance was necessary to show it hi perfection we were enabled to form a proper idea of the immensity of the mountain." All who con template a continental excursion, and do not shrink from the fatigues inseparable from travelling among the mountains, would do well to follow the example of oar energetic author, who appears to have derived the greatest enjoyment from his visit to the glaciers. Essays contributed to Blackwood's Magazine. By the Rev. J. Eagles, M.A., Oxon., Author of " The Sketcher." Blackwood. All habitual readers of Blackwood's Magazine will remember the clever articles which are here collected. Those who have not previously met them will do well to avail themselves of this oppor tunity if they appreciate sound sense, kindly hum our, and considerable ability. The previous vo lume of the writings of Mr. Eagles was entitled " The Sketcher," and was entirely devoted to the record of the wanderings and conversations of two travelling artists on subjects connected with art. On these topics Mr. Eagles was well qualified to discourse, for his abilities as an artist were, we ate told, considerable. Thereader will at once detect bis familiarity, with this subject in his " Few Hours at Hampton. Court" and " Sitting for a Portrait" in the volume before us. His clerical experience is also testified in his essays on church music, medi cal at'endance, and other parochials. In a criti cism on Mr. Thackeray's lectures be defends Swift witlt indignant energy from the attacks made upon him by many modern writers. His essays show the liberality and benevolence of a capacious mind, elevated far above the narrow limits of bigotry and Puritanism. His defence of wit, in the essay on Swift, - and of the theatre, as it might be, in treating of national education, prove this, aud, evidence no small degree of moral courage in attacking preju dice. His penetration enabled him to detect the fallacy of supposing human nature could be measured and restricted to the exact limits of sta istical calculation, that people could be reasoned and lec tured into intelligence, and that theory and prac tice were the same thing. His attacks on the harm less . census. tables are undeservedly severe, but afforded him an excuse for attacking some more serious evils. His warfare against fanaticism and hypocrisy is unsparing and annihilating. 11 . ow ever much the leader may differ fromhisopintroof hatnsa, if he can find pleasure in the productions thoughtful and cultivated m ind, he Wil by this volume. We tru st it is nottihbeelgarsat hat Niulobr.e c ollected from the p a p ers of the lamented av Moore's Irish Melodies, with Sy mphonies and Accom pan imeu is by Sir J. Stevenson. Longman. This beautiful volume offers a prize to all lovers s of music. W e are told in the preface that its con tents in a complete form have been hithertontwyoofh otre t in hr a e c- e cesaible. lonntlhyeeoarighinaraml oendiieteiodnsfomar vwco,i7e4, given but with few exceptions they were intended by the poet to be sung by a single voice, as his own well-known performance of them testifies reduced to the . presen t volume nearly all the air leadinge will be part ed in e theirconcerted form for pu b o l n is e h voice, and s t are he h a r harmonised i t s h ed e Moores iamnr arrangements di g separate mpsa will cn a t:se e d andvolume.so n sgsymphonies, min _ a We similararealwsoorkp. Theromised 0 fs T r ho ll m e 'e n Et ; y composed B6hop, bySi r John Stevenson and betides having the authority two such names, underwent the scrutiny of the au hor, who fully satisfied him self of their exact words adaptatio d n to the air and spirit of his poems.the ails are both so well known The and so widely an o aprecra d ted, that this this collection of them is certain fro me iraatveeatno gay, and circulation. 'They range and the most opposite tastes must end some gem' -to suit them. The old names of the airs prove ----- bow great is the debt due to Moore fir rescuing such beautiful melodies from such ver,e. More than one hundred and twenty songs a,e in thi s volUme, with some of which few modern favourites would bear a comparison. The rnusica ~ü b l i c are under great obligations to th' publisl‘ers to- placin g this elegant book of standard music wi , hin thei reach. Colburn's .New Monthly.—" Notes on Note- Worthies of divers orders, either sex al d. every age," has for its subject this titre the late Douglas Jerrold. As may be supposed, the article is peculiarly interesting, not egrhy n account of the merits o f th e man , but ow toe e'reenstaire of his having beetle() reeently sue.mon ,1 f rothis passing scene. It is like agise attract: 1- , from the superior style in which it is writi - ea. While doing justice to the great powers of J. r , &d, the writer observes that "his satirical vsie was .of a quality considerably acrid." In consequeie. , o: taia many ventured too far in th,gir has' y jeeltstmar• t.ll th e author once decl are d o f hims .1f "gf Iris ink were redolent of myrrh and fr- • „k; 'terser. S —here was a sort of ready-wane criti.,-d s t; thou wt nld cry, with a denouncing shiver, A'oe4 ! Ai. e l '." High praise is here aw trded to "M's. C au dl,' s o ns aaia Lectures," which is declared to b-2 the most. successful of all his works. It is tin s. onal a ta that much satisfaction will hi de,rr vt-`l zem t e perusal of this clever criticism. "Th • Officer," by the author of " f g &dows up the story of the wretched Sophia nee, last :, ninth. entitled "The Countrywoman and tha this mart a decisive retribution falits uporr tiie guilty head .of the designing scheme.... After a series of astounding revelations and surpriao l in formations, the agents of just ce are succes4ut i n their search, and to the indese l iba'nle horror Of the husband, his wife is taken to a police-court on the charge of murder. The arrangement of the plot regarding the traces of the crime is very ingenious, and displays the artistic skill wnich has before been seen in this author. From sonic delay the emi grant ship had not sailed, and thus the chief wit ness against her, whom Sophia irnsgined far away out of sight and hearing on the high ag as was at hand to read of the murder and to identify the body of the child to_whom she had been a wither, in kindness and affection. Teo late did Frederick Lyvett find out the effects 'Of his folly in disregarding counsel, and despising his father's Vi the& The sequel to the tale will in all probability be a strik ing one. The paper " Crushed on a Sunday,".con tams some just observations en the narrow-mind edness, and bigotry of those who would debar the poor man's recreations, and on tho wickedness of those who have tile presumption to think that they can trace the causes of calamities and t sus read the mystery of heaven's judgments. Great stress is laid upon the advantage to those who live in the darkest and dirtiest abodes, which must accrue from cheap travelling on the only day which hard work permits them to possess. It is said that many have never considered the state of the courts and alleys of London, which are in such a state that those passing through hold their breath, to e ;cape the noxious atmosphere . ; "and if we, thus troubled for a few minutes, shudder, shall we not deeply commiserate the life-long burden to be borne by those ivir,se lot it is to know no other homes than these, until they shall have been called to enter the common home of our race !" "A Swedish Voyage Round the World" contains an account of the Friendly Is lands, which is agreeable to peruse. The traveller observes that Cook had reason to name the group of Islands " Friendly," for the oe_ple are the most good-natured in the world. " The Baths of'Lucca" present some details of Italian life, and in :.riticis ing a ball given there, contrasts the manners with those of England. With us it is reality ; ! era it is appearances that are attended to,• is observed in dwelling on the reserve that chsracterises 1150 out ward demeanour ; but it is . added, " Let us . not lift, the veil." • Among the other eantributions, some amusing travels are reccodi d in " A Trip to Norway;" and a voyage "Fr om Peetlt by the Da nube and Black Sea to Con4autn'rte,'' affords information of the various locilltiei mentioned. Eutrapelia continues the series of lively sketches. The Mechanics' Magazine.—This mend maga zine has several topics of interest. A summary of Professor Faraday's account of the exp , riuteuts he had made on the relation of gold to light will be full of attraction for all students of natural science. In addition to the scient:fic papers, the miscellaneous intelligence is full of curious infor mation. In this department we meet with the results of an experiment made by Dr. Edward Smith on himself, at the Coldbath fields prison, to ascertain the influence of labour at the treadwheel over respiration and pulsation. He arrived at the conclusion that it taxed the energies of the lungs and heart to a very injurious extent, and that the effects would soon be serious in persons of weak constitution. He therefore justly argues that it is not a fair punishment, as its severity is rot regu lated by the guilt of the suffdrer, - but by his phy sical capabilities. The principal law cases of the month relating to patents are given, and all tiuven tions, improvements, zc., are brought under con sideration, and their various properties and merits ably discussed and described. This magazine should be in the hands of all connected with mechanical pursuits. The Eclectic Review.—Wo meet in this number with a very interesting paper on Michael Angelo. Mr. Harford's recent ♦olume on the mighty Flore ntine and his contemporaries furnishes the subject. The education of woman is considered in a thought ful paper, and treats of the subject in a careful and sensible manner. The culture of cotton is also treated of in connection with Indian irrigation, and offers some facts for the consideration of those in terested. A. paper on Felice Orsini, and a review of Mr. Perry's work on the Franks are among the remaining contents of an interesting number. The Commercial Traveller's Magazine.;--The Commercial Travellers maintain their little serial with spirit, and give, at the opening of the present , number, a report of their benevolent institution and schools. The rest of the magazine, however, is not restricted to the discuss'on of subjects of per sonal interest, but will furnish enterta,tument for a much larger circle. There is pl , .nty of amusement, as well as commercial intmulti a, and the little sketch of the life of Richard Arzwright sets a worthy example to the fain - A. We trust this magazine will meet with tho , ;n:ourKzeinent it merits, both from the general public ancl from the influential body for whom it is in ,re especially intended. The National Magazine.—Th;:4 mis , lany pro ceeds in its usual style, and .has h..cveral attractive articles. Holme Lee contrib s " The Story of a Haunted House," and Mrs. CroxP, tin uell-known authoress of "Susan Hopley," tale em idled " Greenhill Hall." In a more serious style we meat with several essays on the aspects of sc i cial and political advancement, and some interesting papers of art criticism. The engravings are , 1: - tunerous, and though not of a very high cla:i tlmuvelves they are taken from many well-kuc.wit pictures. The poetical contributions are num trod soma of them above mediocrity. The deptvtireat celled " The Home" bas some curious info , matio:,, and a sensible series of papers on the hey&icilt effects of ventilation, on which octant subje.:t much remains to be' learned by the generality ui dwellers in towns. • The Irish Metropolitan Magazine is not below the average, though not prekenting any striking novelty. The contents rang e from ‘,‘ John China man at home," to the Dublin Ri gg ed Schools, an d include papers on "Boswell:3 Letters," and “n og . hunting in India." Sporting papers a n d intelli gence occupy a p r ominent place, and tales and verses are also met with. Newton's London Journal has its usual list of patents, with the scientific notices, &c., of the month, and the illustrative diagrams. The pre liminary article is a new feature, and a decided improvement, it is this month ou the recent work on the origin and progress of the manufacture of Caoutchouc in England, by Thomas Hancock, and traces the various processes which thu important branch of industryhas passed through before attain ing its present development. Tait's Edinbur M interesting papers incligaTzaiinte';-- , Tw o are tioief concluding notices of the lives of George S:eplienson and of Handel. In both instances an out of the adventures and achievements of the s ubject of the biography is given, which will be full cf interest to those who have not met with the volumes. The "Sketches of Jersey," give us another tale, but as a Cc smopolii e'a the narrator leaves the island iu ;his number, we presume they have come ton conclusion. The nar rative of "Twenty-seven years of life," is also continued and very appropritely takes the traveller to India. A piper on circumstantial evidence gives a long account of the particulars of Miss Smith's case, and censures the plan pursued by the proseLution. Tangled !alk and. the political ) and literary narrative.occupy tLeir usual places. The Ti has:an amusiug a.gsembinge of tales, sketches and satires, and a porinit of Mr. Buck stone prefixed to a mem,ir of t`,..t amusing comedian. Some verses c lied "S mbody else' are amusing from their absul d.ty. Those who are not very critical will be blllO to fiud lauallter in its pages. ear. the ear. ugh 'red 1 on red pro. Ow- on i re• wk. lade red ) be ,her 1 in r of r of my, He and was sing that 3sea this y go ,e of don, ;my and ;alis rn of ded ance 1. to i this rloo- the id of qing plica- I no nth© ng at them they lay. ;e of sting • Fri• ) Re ns in 'HAS s ld RAS s 5d rally .0 45 6d ; sink sup •uled bton, 8 6d ; ;ocir, ttoo, d to nres, noif do., [o3d. 4s ; now load. 0 3 ; now cad. WY 3 egg ;wt, ted, ono FOR: IIGN. lli i 13g i Gi 7 lhii 3A 43 2i 23i /