The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-20 00:00:00

l ___ ______ 1110 li Y MARKET. ::.3 - la A. RE, N . AB, ' - r ?gl' ....S - This Day. ; INES LEASED eT FIXED RENTALS. E _ea-- 1 Leasing ; Closing Prices Business Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Comp anies. ; RAILWAYS. Ale D I this day this day -- - --- COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. 1 Mr. Pied Rerewees. s - losing Pace , Business done this day. this day. St. 100 Bnekghamsh. Ln.&N.W. 90 - 92 St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 93 - 95 ---...--. 1 - - ----"--"' 25 all Col.Stour Vy. E.U.&E.O 12 - 14 .12a 10 Ambe. Nottng. Boa St. s 00 E.Lin.g.6 icas Gt. Northn 127 - 130 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. & Eastn. June.- 4 4 - q 5 5 all E. Un, H. Sh, E. Count. 3,4 - 4 8 - 84 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton 50 all Belfast & Bally - men laa all Btrmng. Wolverh. Neils. Direct. Market yesterday closed with a dull appearance Stour Valley .. 626 - 636 St, 100 DO, New Do 1 ... - ... 2; all Glstr.SeDn.Fr. Ga. Weete ... - ... and prices of all descriptiens were a shade lower. S t. 100 larkenhd. Lancsb. ,- Cheshire Junet.., .. ••• - .... 50 all dull a -;elby. f. & N.M. 104 - 106 1056 The sales were estimated at 1,500 bales. The 25 all Blackburn . .. 8 i - 9 4 25 all Do. a Shares. Do Railway Share Market closed qiiietly, and values 25 all Myth & Tyne origine 126 all Do. 4 Shares. D o • _ ... £25 (iss. at £45)... ... - •.. 12i all LonalsGreenw S.Eastern l2 -13 of all the leading stocks were without alteration. St. 00 Bristol & Exeter..... 82 - 84 20 all Do.Prcference Do 2a6 -23 Owing to the suspension of the Bank Act, the Co- . St. 100 Ca1ed0nian.......... 41 - 744 74 31 St. ,100 Lon. Til. &S. Peto &Co B9 -91 lonia' Produce Markets became much firmer, but as St. 100 !Chester & Holyhea 29 - 31 10 1 04 Do. Bark. , Sh. Do 1 - a , 50 1 all Cork and Bandon. 7 - 9 54: all Manch.l3xton. lai.&N.W. the we e k has progressed, business haysagain become 20 ; all Cork, Black. & Pass ••• - .•. I and Mattock & Midid. 21 -26 unfavourable, and a part of the advance iu prices has 20 all Cornwall 3 - 5 St. 'lOO Mdld. Bradfd. Midland... 88 - 90 886 986 10 all De A 6f 51 Newmarket bee n lost. The numerous failures announced from 10 8 Do. B ... ... .- -. ; BuryE.G.spe. E. Count.. id -IP i die day to day destroy confidence and repress trans- 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJune ' ••• - .. 0 50 I all N.&Est.s p.c. Do til - 56 25 . all Dun. P. &Abet... June 74 - 86 50 all Do. 6 per ct.. Do ... - ... fictions. The retailers are disinclined to purchase, t 100 East Anglian - 186 50 all Do.Fixedsp.c Do except a t l ow er rates, an d the importers, on the 20 . all ;Eastern Counties.... 52 - 53 5 2 4 i 25 all Prest. dt Wyre L. &N. W ... - ... other hand, are loath to submit to a further reduc - St.lloo EasternUniona ,A.s 1. 84 I ' D D o o., do. B . 42 -44 28 - 30 124 all Do. a Shra. A Do 1, 5 100 • - ••• St. 100 Roystn.&Hit. Gt. Northr 125 - 130 123 I • ton, the prices being already ve r y de p reciated . 10 all Shrews.& Her . Brasse 7a - 8 Sugar., which at one time was 3s. to 4s. dearer, has 25 I 176,East Kent ......... 17 - 18 12 all S. Staffordsh -M. MCI eat 8a - 9 reacted to the extent of is. 6d. to 2s. per cwt., and 20 all 100 : East Lancashire ... 87 - 8-1 874 all ,East Suffolk ...... ••• - •" 50 all WearVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar ... - . a 5 , all Do Do 3O - 32 i 316 few purchases are being made. At the Dutch corn- 10 4 I Do. - ••• St. 100 ,wiltfitt x cnTiql•qt, Gt. Weqtrt ... - ... i St. 100 ;Edinburgh& Glasgce, 57 5 ' - Paley's sale the decline has been 6to 7 guilders, PREFERENCE SHARES. 0 all lEdinb. and Peebles •• - [ 1 eompared with the rates obtained in September. t. 100 ,Edinb.Prth.diDunde 26 -27 26/ 25 a ll Bl yt h an d T yne 10 p. ... - ... Coffee is ls. to ls. 6d. lower. Cocoa is heavy, and 0 1 all IForthandelydeJune ... - ... e.pref.(issd.at 501.) St. 100 Bris.&Exai p.c. St. 89 - 91 tea remains inactive at nominal prices. Rice is St. ,100 100 °C1 'Glasgow li - S .W.e.s.ie.r.; 88 -- 9 - 0 . •20 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - ••• dull but steady, and no alteration can be reported 10 all ,Great N. of Scotlane 9 - 10 St. 100 Caledn. £lO 48 re c. 90 - 95 St. 100 'Great Northern 92 - 93 92 1 1 St. 100 Ches. at Ho. 5a p.c. ... - ..• in rum or saltpetre. Indigo has not varied to any st. iino St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - ••• remarkable extent, but sales could not be pressed ex- e • - 'Great A. Stock a 79 - 81 80 at. 1100 iDo., B. Stock - 123 122 6' all Cork &Bandens6p.c. .. - ••• I 6a all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J. 51 -• 6 4 I cept on much easier terms than those now current. S , t. 1100 IGt. Sth.&West.(lre. 96 -98 St, 100 IGreatWestern. - Tallow is quiet at 48s. 6d. per cwt. on the spot. The st. 100 iDo. Str.V.B. gna.St 55 - 60 St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. 108 - 112 Pressure of the crisis is felt smong the wholesale as 12 1 all ; Irish South-Eastern. ••• - ••••• St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 110 - 120 5C ; all ;Lancaster &Carlisla 72 - 7n St. 100 Eas • Co•Ex,sp.cNo.l 104 - 107 105 Well as the retail trade, and as money is difficult to 161 14a Do., Thiats. ...... - 8 ; St. 100 Do. No. 2 ....... ..... 1 , 2 - 105 iO2 obtain, and more risk than usual is incurred, a 16e 12 Do. New Thirds - 8 . - 122 St. 100 Lancash. skYorkshir: 89 . 2 B I N 89 3 4 4 20 all East Un., G. 6p. c. ... - ... general desire exists to contract business within 16 , 6 Do do. F 1:16 - ... the smallest limits. Thus, in many cases, London 3 ; 1 Do:: Wet. Riding Un •• • -• •• 10 all De. 10. Debeatr•Sh. ... - ••• houses have instructed their travellers not to solicit 20 all 'Do. Southpart. - ••• „ St. all Do. do. 4 per cent._ ... - ... 114 all London & Blackwal 5 4 - 5 5 ua St. 100 East Lancash .6 p.cts. ... - ... St. 100 Lond•Blight.&S.Cst lO2 - 103 102 f 2 orders, as trade is rendered not only unremune - 5 all E.&W. York. J. sths ... - ..• rative but hazardous. This unhealthy state of St. 100 London &N. Wester 934 -949 4 3i i 10 9 Edin.&Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... - ... • things must exist until confidence becomes stronger. ZO - all Do. Fifths .......... •• ••• St. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun. 4 p.e. 65 - 67 10 all Do ,10a5h.,M&8...( ••• - ••• St. 100 Furness, sp. c loney will then circulate more freely, and the re - 124 5 Do.. Eighths lid - id 31 1 St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... hoed activity will no doubt be as remarkable as the • 100 London & S.Weater 84 -85 851 St. 100 G rea t N or thn. 5 p.c. 113 115 25 all Lndndrry.&Colerain , ••• - ... St. 1.00 Do. sp. c. Redeem. General stagnation now appears. 25 all Lndndrry. & Enniak • . at 10 p. e. prem .... 106 - 108 107 9 The public sales of Colonial Wool are progressing st. 100 Manch.Shef. &Linen. 35 - - 8 .. 6 St. 100 Do. 44 per cent ..... 100 - 10 2 With more spirit, the partial suppression of th e 10 1 Metropolitan 100 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 i 1 Do. J. L. Ricardoa 60 - 62 60 Indian mutiny, and the better accounts from Ame- 1 p. C. preen. • arrangement ...... ... - ... 10 all Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pr( - 10), rica having encouraged the manufacturers. Cape St. 100 Midl a nd .. ...... ...... -. 81 912 81 8 i i 20 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) ... - ... St. 100 Do. Birming. & Derby 54 - 56 54 5 20 18 Do. 4 per c. P re f. St . ... - ... Wools are in demand at higher prices. 50 all Midland G. West.(lr.) •.0 - •••• 50 15 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 51 - 6 A very satisfactory feeling has been induced by 25 all Do. 4 5hare5......... ... - ... iOO all N ••• ••• St. 100 Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 84 - 86 85 the announcement that the large American house, St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. C. 80 82 25 ewcastle&Carlisle.. -- all Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. 12 - 13 whose difficulties have been the theme of converse- 50 9 Newry & Enniskillen ••• - ..• St. 100 Do. irred. 4 per rent 81 - 83 St. 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. 94 - 96 tion during the last few days, has obtained the 20 ; all Newry, Warreupoint 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 9 - 94 9 & Rostrever ••• - ... 10 all Do • Chester Bp. e. P. S. 15 3 / 4 - 1.6, necessary assistance from the Bank of England. st. 100 Norfolk.. 56 - 58 56 10 all Do. do. sp. c. d 0.... 94 - 1.• This circumstance alone, will no doubt cause some 5 0 36 Northn.Connties tin 3 i - 3 4 St. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. 66 - 68 St. 100 North British 46 3 / 4 - 4'7 461 / 2623 all 10. Chesh. Gua. Sh. 17 4 - 18 relief, and tend to promote confidence. No failures St.loo N or th Devon, R .. a . i1..& •• • Dock Stock •••8;- 9 Were reported yesterday, sit! s!eould these disasters '--••• St. 100 Do., A Stock. - ...13k - 131 2013 i a ll D p o o .. d do o . . do 8;( becom e less frequent there will speedily be some St. 100 Lan.& York. 6 pc.St. ... - ••• St. 100 Do. B Stock ......... ••• - •• St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No. l ... - ... recovery from the depression now visible. St. 100 N.Eastern- Berwick 904 - 916 91 904 11 3 / 4 St, 100 Do P 5 St N 2 . - ... 25 all Do. do. Extension ... ••• - ••• ~ ~ p.c. . o. •• It is stated that a further addition of 70,000/. St. 100 Do. NOW Guar. 6p.c. 130 - 135 25 16a Do do. GN E Purch 24 - 2 4 St. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4111 -- 113 Wee made yesterday to the Bank's stock of bullion. 50 all 'Do. Leeds *. • . • 47 1 - 488 St. 100 Lon. & N.W., Cov. & The 526,0001. in the Australasian will be delivered St 100 Do. York 7 74 - 78 78 174 Netneaten sp. et... ... - ..• t oday, and the greater part, if not all, is expected 9 - St. 100 'North London...-. 10 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Ham late 3d Shares ... 155 - 160 to be sold to the authorities. stead, and City Jn ... - ..• 126 all Londy.& Color. a Sh. ... - ... The market for English Securities has been 20 ! 172 North Staffordshire 4l - 4i 13 126 all Londy. &Ennis. A Sh. ... - ... bn2o • all North Western. - ••• oyant, owing to some purcl uses for investment 10 ` a ll N . & S.W es t rn . J une ... - ... St. 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. dent ... - ... 6 I 46 Dc. do. do. £6 ... .. I -4, and the absence of further failures. A. more St. 100 Oxford Worcester & St. 100 Do. do. 34 percent. 60 ' 65 1 Wolverhanapton 2B - 29 126 all Marypt • a Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ... settled feeling prevails. Cons de are 892- 4 for 20 16 ; Portsmouth 8- 6 d 126 all Do. 46 per cent .. --• k eney, and 90 to 904 for account. At one period 10 10 Rhymuey ••• - ... 121 106 Do. do. - -. 'th ey were i t per cent higher. Tile New Three St. 100 Scottish Central...... 101 - 103 101 4 St. 100 Mid.Consol.6 p.c. St ... - ••• St. 100 'Scot. N.E.Abrdn St 21 - 23 St. 100 Do.Con • Br.Bir.6p.e l2B - 130 Per C e n ts . are 881 e ; the Reduced, 88 i ; and St. 1 100 Sbropsiiire Union . ... 68 - 70 St. 100 Do. 44 p. c. Pref. St 93 - 25 ?lehequer Bills, 15s. to Bs. discount. Bank Stock 10 1 6 Sitingbourne &Sheer 34 - 24 St. 100 Do. L. &H. Pref. St 143 - 85 • 50 1 100 South Devon ..... ..... 3 1 - 3 3 10 all New.,Aber., &c., pr IS 214 ; and India Stock, 213 15. St. 100 .South Ea5tern......... 604 - 61 61 604 sp. e . re d.sp.c.pm ... - ... Foreign Securities remain dull but firm. Turkish 10 all IDo. 46 per:. Shares ... - ... d 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et lO - 11 St. I.OO F x lO all Norf k Deb. p. e. Sh ... - ... seer Cents. are 87i 881 ; Russian 5 per Cents. 20 all iS. Yorksh. River Dun 12 - 14 0 . St. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ... 1045 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 401 ; ditto Deferred 20 1.0 'Do... 8 - 6 d 1 ......... ........ ... St. 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... 20 all ,Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - 11 St. 100 D0.Wv.17.5p. ..,1847 .... - ... 25 i ; Brazilian 5 per Cants., 98 ; Mexican 3 per 25 .all ;Stockton & Darling.. 37 - 39 St. 100 North British 9B - 100 Cants. 18a ; Sardinian 5 per Cents. 881 ; Dutch 25 25 15 i Do. do., 1854 - ... I 7 36 Do. 71. Preference...) ... - .•• Per Cents. 64i, and ditto 4 per Cents. 971 r. 25 5 ! Do. do., 1855 - - a. St. 100 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Pra 189 - 91 ... 164,Stockton & Hartlepl ... - ... 17 85 Do. do. do l4 - 4 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign •20 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No 1 ... - ... St. 100 'Taff Vale 126 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 .. ... - ... Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, sto 6 ; Mexi- St. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 ... - ... 1 25 22 Thames Hay. D. SLR - •• . 25 10 Do. York H.&S. Pur. 1 - 44 , - I can, 18 a 11-; Peruvian 4-i per Cents., 74 76 ; ditto 3 per n 20 all Vale of Neath 194 - 206 20 all !North Staffordshire.. 214 - 223 i eients 50 52 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 20 all Waterfel. & Kilkenny ... - ... St. 100 1 01., Wei.. & Wolv. 6 42 43 • • all Waterford&Limerick ... - ... p.c., Ist guar....... 106 - 103 ; Russian 5 per Cents.. 104 106 ; Spanish 50 20 . all , West Cot swell ... - ... St. 100 Do. re c. 2d guar... 98 - 100 3 Per c e t 115 i, n e. ) 404 41 ; ditto New Deferred, 24 10 all ; West End of London St. too 'Do. de. Debentr. St. ... - ... and Crystal Palace 7 - 9 8h all Scot. CentaNew Pref. .. - ... Messr s. le, 5 1 all ' Do. A - 3i St. 100 'Sc.N.E.A.aer.g.6p.c. 101 - 105 106 5 8 9 the price • Bell, Son and Co., give the following 5 1 all Do ' . B - 5% Si. 100 o. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. ... - ... 3of American securities :- 20 all 'West London .• - ... St. 100 Do. d 0.31 p.c. pf. St. 65 - 70 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 10 all I Do. First C1a55....... ... - ... 25 all South Devon V - 10 Unit e United d States 6 per Cents. - ... 1867-1858 - 105 1.0 all o. fixed , 4 pr cent. ... - ... States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...103 .. 105 10 I all IWmbledon &Croydou ... - ..• 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) isi . £1 Os. 6d. 21 - 22 STATE SECURITIES. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. St. 100 o. 4i per cent s2s S s ottt . t . .. 1 1. 1 00 000310001 s D DSD..o• e yw ... o F Ndrak i ole x e ! h4 d 7444 4 il a sp p . r . 4. c . centSh _. :._ _ - _ .. Alabama 5 per Cent ... 78 -.-- 7. * . ~Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) .. 88 90 100 all iAtian. and St. Law. ... - ... 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and lua a• ssachnsetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 36 a i . n•lnd,guar. 5 p.c. .4 d - par , Mississippi 6 per Cont. Pl. Bk. 18 all Do. p P :e c .Guar. . . Bonds lB4l-1871- 40 42 - . 2061 18 Buffalo & Lake Hur. 8 - 7 d .• - __ .•• - Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk. Bonds ... 20 2 i 100 100 Buff., Brnt. & Godch. a 25 al'. Stock. &Dar., sp. c...,. - ... P ennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock - "' 25 19 Do. do. do. ... .. - , a e e llneylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 74 76 I Do. do., 1 Jelly, '731 ... - ...• ... St. 00 Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. ... - ... ..nnessee 6 per Cent. Bonds - 100 1100 1 Do. do., 1 June, '74, ... - ... - Zarginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 75 80 20 12s. !Calcutta and S. East.l . - BRITISH MINES. Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 79 81 20 .2s6lCentral Oude (Lim. )1 .:*. - *.:*. ... 2/ 12 Alfred Cons, (Philk.a 134 - 146 131 4 LOANS OF CITIES. 20 I lOs ICeylon A shares 1 - ... 20 14 British Iron ... ...... ! S- 7 Boston 46 per Cent. Bonds 1883... 83 90 20 I 1 I Do. B. do. ll-l al 2 14 ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 100 - 110 Ae flontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... - -- 1741 all Dem.erara . - 450 Ne w Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock lBB3- -- - 20 2s. Eastern Bengal ' $ - 13 I I ... 276 E rst Basset (II ogan) 90 -- 100 Illinoi s c RAILROAD BONDS. St. ,100 East Indian 103 - 104 I 103% 3 ... 1455 Great South Tolguse 131 - 144 .Con e v n e t r r t a i l b 7 lo per Cent. Ist Mortgage, 120 115 Do. C Shares i- i P Illinois ... 1113 Gra W.Alfrd,(Philla) 41 - 54 inino!s Central 6 per Cent 1875... 72 73 00 all D 0.44 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 ... - ... ... 7 Gra W.. Vor (Helstn.) 26 -- 34 1875... 72 73 100 all Do. do. do. '59, do. ... - ... 1 -11 ton i d a Central 7 per Cent. Freeland 20 all ,Geelong & lifelbournel ... 13s Lady Bertha ... 76 N. Fiances (Illogan) 10 - 11 1860... 73 78 I guar. 5 per cent. ...1 19 - 20 I 194 al l : l e n P. l r e , Central (Shares), $3O paid........, ... 13a 11 d st. 100 IGd. Trunk. of Canada. 35 -$7 354 3 / 4 1 ... ... N.W.B.isset (Illogan) 12 -13 126 ~, 6/la, allorth Wheal Crofty 5 - 51 'The s a_n Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... 76 .80 100 all I Do. 6p. c. Deben a e 66 - 68 167 4 7 ... 1 3 / 4 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 19 -2U do. do. li zi eW York' Central 7p. Cent. Convert 18 8 6 6 ..... 7 81 90 78 New York Central 6 per Cent., not e•r e evertible 2O allGt. rjo I N n. o P w en. u g a . r s pore. o. 201 --___ 201 204 1 20% all Gt. * West * n g . of Can P a * .la' 1 4 '74 - 17 ° 4 4 17 4 4 4 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 46 -53 66. Sort, Cons. gin. Co 2 - 2i ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 335 - 345 1883. 76 E 0 204 106 1 Do, New - 24d. n ''' w York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort- a . 2S. Cern Brea (Illogn.) 5 - 6 5 46 ilea. S. Se L. Min. Co. 4 100 all Do.l Ms., payable '57, ... - ... ... 19 S. W, Frances(lllogn.) 230 - 250 ev ale , • ............................................ 1883... CO 65 100 all i Do. do., '76, p. '60.. 'lOO - 105 la . a a .° o ra and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible-1862.- 3 i 40 100 all 'Do. do., '73, do. ..: 1 100 - 105 10 9 Tin Croft - 36 - 4 D I k and Erio 7 'per Cent. Sinking m lOO all Do. do., '73, without; ... 40 Un•Minee (Gwennap) ... - ... Penak rea 7 per Cent , Ist Mortgage. 1875... 38 40 option 99 •••••• 101 ... 1256 V. of Towey (Gamer.) 4 - 1865... - - 20 all Madraa, guar. 44 p.c l3 - la enriralisYlvania Centr;l6 p•Centaist Mert.lBBo.• •80 81 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. - 2041 ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan).. 226 - 231 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) l loo - 110 bio 4 ;: s ac l t t i a v i i l t w y a , y Share market has exhibited rather 20 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exto l . 18 - 1 d ... 5 3 / 4 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 176 - 180 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g.. 6 1 , • , • , i. a - par; 5 ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 295 - 310 and prices generally are firmer, the ade 20 5 Do. 4th Ea, d o. ii d - 5 par ... 56 Wh. Edward(Calstck) I - fl n advance being about ±to 5 per cent. Eastern- 20 se. Oude (UT:ifted) 1 -._ `Jolln t ; 2 2 0 0 al e l I S D el e ted°, guar. 5 per c ad - 1p I ... li 7e Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 17 - 18 N \ I V NI ‘ T PN h i f '00:: Port Philip \ ' vi T E a r ‘ e A I a n w n xi ( _...„,e s w ) Great-Western, Brighton, North- e e t 7 7 L h i t s .. )( 2 4 3 e •-•_ 2 51 5 50 ineneesters, Midland, and North-Eastern, Berwick, ] proved ' --- - 10 8 . ue• ; and Caledonian and South-Eastern FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. a.bo ? ,. E , East Lancashire and Great-Northern declined e 10 , all Antwrp & Rotterdam 56 - 6 20 7 1 Australian - i L b '''' "s• The foreign lines were steidy. Paris and- 20 18 Ardennes a. - ... 1 110 8 s. Bon Accord Cop. (3.) 4i - par lens improved about 5s • Dutch Rhenish, 5 all lie] tan East. Junct a 35 '27 Brazilianlmp.(iesuci and 'omb * ' 58 . •; 20 16 BezierstoGra * issessm; ~- -- 1 ... at .£5 pm) - 2 takine, ardo-Venetian, ss. In the Colonial under- 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouse 130 all Do. Cooties & Cuiada ... - ... Geelongbt3 East Indian advanced about 10s. ; and Coal Mines and Ry, 4 - 41 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 11 - 13 20 i 1.2 Dutch Rhenish - Wei 6 3 / 4 1 1 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. a nd Melbourne, ss. ; Grand Trunk of 20 all \Eastern of France - 254 t t . :l,) Great Western of Canada, and Great In- 20 all Do. New . - ... Co. of Jamaica...... ... - ...a 40 all Cobre Copper 39 - 41 eree w e 20 2s. \Euphrates Valley ... ... - ... ... 16 Copiapo - 12 as ia . 1,1 a , were a shade lower. 20 18 Gt, ventral of France ... - ... -. sang s 1 all Dun Mountain Cop declined hares are dull. Alfred Consols have 20 all iireat Luxembourg... 56 -51 per Mining Co. to 13a • l6 4 Italian Junction ,e; North Wheal Bassett, to 124 i ; 2 all Fortuna General 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ... - *** ' i - id • - a. joint s b t rolight 8, and United Mexican 35. 20 • ail General - 15 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ~. - ...d 3 ' all Linares - 81 8 little v aria o Stock Bunk and Miscellaneous Shares show 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 21 - 24 p 81 IA 5 11 Lusitanian n from previous quotations. Ottoman 5 all , Lucca & Pist.sp.c.e. ... - .. 20 all Lyons and Geneva... 23 - 24 B ank declined 10s., and Oriental Bank as. 20 , all Lyons & Meiliterran. ... - ... .. - 1 1 1 48 a a all l i l l BRITISH 3,? ±,l all Maria Anteula PS: n at t ia B g il o ‘Lt d i e M C . u & b S a m . l . t ., * l4 -- 2 10 all Do. New -- a. FraNDS.-CLOSING PRICES-THIS DAY, 20 all Namur & Liege - 7 2 4 0 a i l i.6 l i (from .he Offictal Ltsti) 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref lB4 - 184 284 all fanited Mexican 1 3 16 all Northern of France.. 34f - 344 i - 3 1 , 31 8 8 ' nk Stock . Pusinere done. 10 1 all NorwegianTrak.Pref 81 -96 . ....... ~ Pe , , eat. Reduced Anenities 2I4MISCELLANEOUS. 20 all Paris and Lyons 326 -32 a 324 1 88 3 / 4 1 ---......______ ........ tPer (-lent ConnolN Annwittee °Now s per Cent. Annuities Lae Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 - 8 1 44i 90 20 all Paris and Orleans.... 49 -51 20 7 Recife & San Frau., 1.(r00 900 Atlantic Del. (lam ) ~ ... .tieciapGuuh'ilaimlnipaedttado........ ? --__ 4 4 : , 25 19 Aattealian Agricult. 21 - 23 Bie 4 a Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 18a5 l7 3-16(Perham,) g. 7p. c. 24 - lad 10 all 'Australn. Royal Mail . „ -• India Stock ... 10 74 Rome and Frucati... ... - ... 10 all Berlin Water Works.. * 4 - * i tali. , s „ ndh, .E:i;:t7t 213 15 ' 20 all Royal Danish 134 - 154 10 ' ‘2 Do. New iss. at Si. d ... - . . .)itto, under £lOOO . .... .......... *- ........ - d 5 all Royal Swedish A-4 , 4 i Sc) 40 Brit.l American Land 30 - 3 . 5 . C J E L s z ol . s s - 1 , 0 , , t , ts Account lns. a ....................... ....................... 3 8 5 94 - 904 i 20 all Saiubre and Meuse 6 - 641 100 326 Canada llO • - •••10 all Do. 5a per cent. pref. 7 - 8 20 , all Southern of France.. 204 - 214 St. 100 Do.Go,6pc.j an sa u h,, , - - /20 £IOOCI l2. St. all 'Copper Me. o f a .ea - 108 108 71 tioo,, - 6 25 all IDopf- - 40 a. 27 -32 . re . , 8 nail, lO 8 d 10 all !Do. 54 per c. Pref . 84 - 84 5 all Crystal a lace• cent. 23 - 25 a' - 254 6 a ll D , _r • 14 -14 11 Fachequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent -- 94 4 20 6 Western of Austria ,•, 4 ~, , Preference - 4 3f Ditto, 1 , 3b9 - *** 9 , as 'CrystalPal. of France ... - ••• 6 all ,Wiesbaden *** - ... ~k 1 all Eastern 5team....,... .., - ... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS-THIS DAY , 6 I all ' Do.B /3. cent. ... .... . ... - ... St. 100 EleotricTelegraph ... 97 -- 99 981 Brazilian 5 per C e nt, . ... - *** 1 all Electric Tel. of 'rel. .., - ••• Ditto 1852, 4a per Cent.. 96a ______ ' "-_________a_z_aa_ al a__ - _- ••• - 5 all lEn.&Aust..Cop.tmeo ' 1.4 - li °ltalian Bonds, 6 per Cent lOO4 Jo/NT-STOCK BANv- -•••"--"---- 10 10s. lEur. & indetetie Tel. ... -,_ - steam 3 per tent B_Dt,!!o Account 9 all Itttr: &A.m.Stm.(lim.) 5 - 6 .... ....... - 40 all lAnstral as i....S• 184 25 18a Bank of E a t .. ....... 1 75 20 ell It , len, Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ~, - . 43 L.. n Bends, um, £ St , • 5 per Cent.- 104 'OO 50 Bank of Lo g d t .... - 77 15 14 'Lon. Steam Navigat. ... - „ B.„4 .i t a ia , n 4 6 l,l, p bo er 3.B C . e ;s lat p . or Cent 94 4 451 i 40 all Bre Col BOA. " .7- I d 124 20 5 'London Discount ... 2 3 / 4 ,------- 2 0 . ;21 Ditto Account - 50 all 'British " L ...... •• • ... .. _IL C o 4 all i Lond Gen. Omnibus 3/ -- 31 1 • • B I 3 1.): 1 1 , t t i i l e: s 's ... Account d ,, 3 f , .: , .... 1 . e. , r e . d . l . ~' :. ! p t . e : t . . . e . e . .... B s4 20 8 C.P' ... American ... " 20 10 ,Magdalena St. Navig. a. - ... - 100 50 ' aseof Ind. Au.&Ch -.. - "' 10 all !Mediteran. Elec. Tel, ... - ... 40/ 100 . eety ........... ge - ...d 10 83 I Do. Extension Tolog, ... - ... Tuna'Ditto Acc0unt,,,,.i,,,........ . ..... .... - • le' zs Colonial . ... : . 7 . 7 ' - 62 . a , 20 'Commercial of ....... . .... - •''' 10 ali IMexicante S. Americn ... - ... 25 5 !Nat. Discount C 0.... pi - 24.1 2 3 / 4 Ditto Gnarant P'T ' p ent - I . 'ia I • , i 10 6 Netherlands Land.... 4 -- 3 4 Ditto Ace° l: l lv n i te d Dividends th e-r. e . ec: a . be . n. :v t. e : . ;a; ........ . 'in -91704 r, d i 0n. 20 1 all 'Lon.Ch. Bk.of Aust. eR3 ..-'. -. 4 ', 3 10 all Do, Do. - 3 20 1 all 'Ditto New 5 all Do.B p.e.Pf. iss. at Id. 2 - 3 450 20 'London and County 7; '" 5 2 Do, Do, - 110 Belgian 2 3 / 4 per Cent, e ... 50 ILnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ...• -..... "' 100 80 New ta &N. S. Land 16 - 18 Do. 41 per Cent,. •I 1. 25 francs 50 10 London .Joint Stock. ~, __ ••• _ St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. ... - ••• ex, 25 francs ~.. ." - Dutch Fa , an;; , 2 t; per Ce ll ' ip .. : ' ..... - 9 4% 100 20 .Lond.andWestminst, ..• - ••• 2 7 1 all N. B. Australasian... 4 - I Do, 4 per cent. 4 4 tattil - 10020 all Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 5 - 56 54 5 Certificates aers 64% c 20 10 ;Do. New •• - ... 35 National Pro. of Eng. ••• - ::: 434 4 1 all Oriental Gas - 3 4 .... •••••• 974 all l e ß e h e y i nni ßr. e L y d :ro & n Minrl ll - 2 60 226Natioual Bank 1 all l. ico D t o . 4d -1p 3 / 4 Consols, money ...... 711 aElc O'r, , T Ditto account (December ... ' ........ 8 • 9 4 90MC'IC, 20 all New South Wales.... ... - ... 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 34 - 36 3 5 50 all Peninsular 4 Oriental 72 - 74 • 16 3 / 4 -- 17 3 / 4 178 17 161 17 50 Lord and Lady Alfred Cnure,ihiallndlea.:o4.a i 20 ,20 Ottoman Ban.k 25St. lop s , 1 5 al 0 . A u t u t : . 60 , toyai:m us e a t w i l l . . a tt i e n am ve . s . t ... 1 5 . 1 1 . - - - 1 26 :: 51 3 / 4 1)0 115 iProvine al ol Ireland ... - .. '6l 6) 00 Austral. Lan 30 - 33 for Brighton, on a visit to Lor e "wa t a 10 all Do. New o. ay Who have been there for some days past. y Cal thonse 5 1R . Aus. B. SeG. lin. Co. ... -.. • • - 25 all South Australia 3l - 33.- - ... .M.r. 11. Stayner Holford M.P e I AY 25 all i Union of Australia 47 - 49 49 1 all Submarine Tel. Sc • -- 4tcra• • • -a... aare. g al f .rd 21 :Do. New 6 - 7 1 all Do. Registered rip 4 4 la to Dorcester House, today, from ly ' *** - • .4m i . C4°4lbirt 50 10 Union of London - ... 20 5 Trus.l; C fi - 4 • 0 . Up. Can s e) Gloucester , 1a) 50 Unity Mutual a -- ~.d 1.0 0 283/4 Van,,D.temen's Land.. . 8: - - 3 - 94. ' 100 st Westrn Ric of Land ' l_ ...... mii , BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 all iAtian. and St.. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and' Cen•lnd,guar. 5 p.c. d par 18 all Do. 20iI 1.8 Buffalo & Lake Mir 8 7 d 100 100 Buff., Brnt.&Godeb 100 1.00 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72l f "'• Do. do., 1 July, '731 1.00 1100 I Do. do., 1 June, '74, 20 12s..Calcuttaand S. East.l 20 2s6dCentral Oude (Lim. )1 20 lOs (Ceylon A tAares — 20 1 I Do. B. do, 17 4I all Demerara 20 i 2s.;Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 103 104 1034 3 120 15 Do. C Shares s P 00 all Do.o p.c.Bnds.,'s7 100 all Do. do. do. ' '59, do. 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. 19 20 191 St. 100 IGd. Trunk. of Canada, 35 $7 35i 100 all I Do. 6p. c. Deben (36 68 67 4 7 20 all ( - It,. In. Pen, g. 5 pore. —20 i I 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. it n' 20 all I Gt. Westn. of Canada' 174 —17 i 204 101 1 Do. New t3l 100 all IDo, Bds., payable '57 100 all Do, do., '76, p. '6o_ l loo 105 100 all Do. do., '73, do. _ l lOO 105 100 all Du. do., '73, without option lOl 20 all Madras, guar. 44 p.c la 19 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 20.} 20i1 20 10 Do. 44 p. c. Eaten. 1 - 1 d 20 5 Do. 3(1 Ex., g. sp.c.' a Far; 5 20 5 Do. 4th do ! d par 5 20 55. Oude (LirAited) 20 5 IScinde, guar. 5 per c —lp 20 all Do . BRITISH MINES. ... 2/ 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l 131 144 131 f 20 14 British Iron .. . ' 5 7 ... 20 Condurow (Cam . brn.) 100 110 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 430 450 ... 271 PI: ist Basset (II ogan) 90 -- 100 ... 1456 Great South Tolgus 13 t 3 / 4 141 ... 1113 G rt. W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 41 i 4 ... 7 Grt.W. Vor (llelstii.) 24 -- 3A ... 13s Lady Bertha ... 71 N. Fiances (Mogan) 10 1l ... . , N.W. Basset (Illogan) 12 13 124 i ... 6/It, f iNiorth Wheal Crofty 5 51 ... 1/ Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 19 2U ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 41 53 ... 66. Sort. Cons. gin. Co 2 2i .... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 335 345 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 5 6 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 230 250 5 46 Pala. S. St L. Min. Co. B - i 10 9 Tin Croft 3l 4 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... ... ... 1236 V. of Towcy (Camay.) $ ... 16 W. Basset (Illogan) 221 231 ... 20 W. Garadon (Liskrd.) l loo 110 ... 5i Wh. Basset (Illogan). 170 180 ... 5 Wll. Duller (Rdruth). 295 314 ... 56 Wh. Edward(Calstck) r ri ... 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) 17 18 .._, 8 Wh. Ma, Ann (Monht. ) 44 51 50 4 Wh. Trclawney (Lis. ) 23 2 5 FOREIGN MINES. 20 7 1 Australian 1 110 ms. Bon Accord C o p. (i ) 4 4 ---par 35 27 Brazilianlinp.(i:isued at .£5 pin) 30 all Do. Cooties & Cuiada ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey U 13 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica ... ...d 40 all Cobre Copper 39 41 . • 16 Copiapo 1 all Dan Mountain Cop per Mining Co id 4 P 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 ' all Linares - gi 8 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all Mariquit a 1 all New Granad a ...... 1 all Noveau Monde 20 all PontSil,l4M4Smlt S $ 5 1 Port Philip ..• ••• 30 16i Santiago de Cuba , 1 2 284 all United Mexican 1 31 —3l, 31 10 all A.ntwrp & Rotterdam 54 - 6 1 20 18 Ardennes see ". .41• 5 all Belgian East. Junct. A - 1 : 20 16 Bezi ors to Graissessae ... --. ... 6 all Carmea.ux&Toulouse Coal Mines and By, 4 - 41 20 12 Dutch Rhenish - 6i' 61 1 1 20 all \Eastern of France - 251 20 all Do. New . - ••• 20 2s. \ Euphraes Valley - ... 20 18 Gt, i)entral of France ... - ... 20 all 'areat Luxembourg... 51 - 51 1G 4 Italian Junction .. -- ••• 20 all Lake Const. & Bale .. - - 20 all Lierre and Turnhout -.- ...d 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 2i - Zip 81 '6l 5 all , Lucca & Pist.sp.c.),. ... - .. 20 all Lyons and Geneva 23 - 24 20 all Lyons Sr, MacMorran. ... - ... a? A all Maria Antonia - ". tO all Do. New -.- ... 20 all Namur & Liege - 7 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref lB4 - 181 16 all Northern of France 341 - 344 10 all NorwegianTrak•Pref 8. - 9 4 20 all Paris and Lyons 321 -32 R 321 1 20 all Paris and Orleans - 51 20 7 Recife & San Frau , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. 21 -11 d 10 71 Rome and Frescsti.... ... - ... 20 all Royal Danish l3i - 154 5 all Royal Swedish A— i, I I 20 all Sainbre and Meuse 6 - 6 ' 10 all Do. 54 per cent. pref 7 - 8 20 all Southern of France 2Ol - 21.} 81 all iWest Flanders 4l - 6 10 all !Do. 54 per c. Prof - 8 20 all W.diN.W. of France 241 - 251 20 6 Western of Austria 20 all •West. of Switzerland . - 6 all ,Wiesbaden . .. - ... ••• 6 I all ' Do.B / 3 . • c ei ;i: '''''''''''' ' ::: _... • ... 20 1 ali Zealand ' ::::::::::-__ ... JOINT-STOCK RANI' ."."."-.---- 40 all !Australa s i a .....d• 25 181 B an k of Eg; • ,;i" ******* 75 'OO 50 Bank of London 7 -7 6 7 d 12 40 all 'Bri.Col. Bk."' 50 all British " ....t.til& ** ••' - -* 20 8 C.P' ... American 100 50 , -4.0 f Ind. A.u.drCh .... •- ". 100 • 1 4-;itY ............. j - -.0 1 ,, , z 5 Colonial . ********* ' -62 d ,n 1 120 ,Commercial of Lon**. ** - '" -. - a) I all ' Eng•Scot.drAus.Cht. ni ii 3 1 ' I 20 i all 'Lon.Ch. Ek.of Aust. 1 . 6 A - - 4 "" i 20 i all Ditto' New 4 -17 i 450 20 'London and County - . ... 50 ILnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp _... :.• 50 10 (London Joint Stock. .. - .. .2 7 100 20 .Lonland Wes t mins t• - - ... 43i ). 3 100 35 National Pro. of Eng. . _ . . 20 10 1-)0. New ... - ." 50 224 National Bank 20 • .......• ~ , ..•• all INew South Wales ... - ....., 25 all Oriental Bank Corp 34 - 36 35 20 20 'Ottoman Bank - 171 17A 17 161 17 110 1 15 ! Prolific al 01 Ireland ... -- ... 10 all Do. New y 5 1 R . Ans. B. &G. ln. Co. ~. - ... 5 ' 25 all ISouth Australia 3l -3 3 25 all 'Union of Australia 47 - 49 49 1, ... 2 6 Do. New 6 - 7 rt 50 10 Union of London.,,. ... - ••• 10) 50 lUnityMutual •." - ...ti ' 100 v l Westrnßk of Lond m -- md THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1857. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) THAMES. EXTENSIVE CIRCULATION OF 13 - ASE COIN BY LASCARS. —Omar, a Lascar, who has lately deserted a ship from the East Indies, and become a mendicant and utterer of base coin, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with passing several pieces of bad money. Sophia Thomas, an elderly woman, stated that she was a vendor of fruit, and kept a ' , tall in the street. Last night the prisoner came to her and bought a half penny apple, for which he tendered, in payment, a shil ling, which she diseovered to be a counterfeit one, and returned it to him. He expressed his surprise, and said he had received it of a man in the bar of a public-house opposite. She advised him to go back with it, and he went away and returned in a few minutes, and selected a halfpenny apple for which he tendered a sixpence, which she put into her purse believing it to be a good one, and asked him what he had dove with the base shilling, and he said he had got rid of it at the public-house. She said that a uod j)b, and gave him change for the six pence. He then left her and returned to her a third rime and bought another, halfpenny apple, and tendered in payment a fourpenny piece which she also put in her purse, and gave him 30. in change. Soon afterwards, in consequence of what a man said to her, she looked at the sixpence and fourpenny piece, and found both to be counterfeit. She had no silver in her purse at all. Catherine Lawleee said the prisoner came to her yes terday morning and purchased a halfpenny apple for which he tendered in payment a fourpenny piece, and 1, gave him 3icl be change. Soon afterwards see dis covered the piece to be counterfeit. Joseph Crittenhall, a costermonger, said the prisoner was passing base coin on Sunday night last, and two foregn counterfeit pieces were taken from hint and broken up. Last night he saw the prisoner again, fol lowed him, and gave him in custody. Roche, the gaoler of the court, said that several Las cars bad been recently charged with passi , g bad money in the district, and one had lately been committed for trial. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said that many La•cars had been charged at nearly every police court in the metropolis, and they were dismissed by the magi strates, who believed they were imposed upon, or made the tools of others. _ _ Mr. Yardley—l am of a different opinion. The Las cars know what they are about. They display more acuteness than appears. Let the prisoner be remanded until Tuesday. COMMUNICATION BETTVEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN. DUBLIN, THURSDAY. In the report read yesterday at the half-yearly meeting of the City of Dublin Steampacket Com pany the following passages occur in reference to the promised improvement in the pa•sage and pas singer communication bet ween London and Dublin via Holyhead "There are to be two mails daily--one in the morn ing, and one in the evening—in each direction ; the morning departure from London to be half-past seven, and from Kingstown seven o'clock ; the night departure from London half-past eight, and from Kingstown half oast seven. The entire distance to be accomplished in 11 hours as a maximum, subject to the penalty of 345. for each minute's delay ; but such penalty not to be incurred foto fogs or other causes certified as be yond the control of the companies. Four large packets, at least 300 feet in length, and with 600 horses power each, to be butlt for the service. Special express trains for the Irish mails and passenger traffic to run between Holyhead and London in connection with these packets. The contract to be for 14 years from its commencement, which is to take place within two years, subject to a power of Government of putting an end to it after the first five years, if they have reason to be dissatisfied with the manner in which it is generally performed, in which ease they will purchase the ships at cost price. The revenue of the new service, irduding passenger receipts, wdb commence at 120,000/. a-year, and halt of the increase of the future traffic to belong to the company ; the other half to go in reduction of the contract payment. "The directors are aware of but two drawbacks to the satisfaction which the announcement of the improved service will produce in the public mind. The first is the very e.rly hour which has been appointed by the Poet-office, solely with reference to the exigencies of that department, for the morning departures from Kingstown and from London. The board of the London and North-Western Company were so much impressed with the desire to provide for the c..n venience of the travelling public that they have en••aged to reduce their charge for running the special trains 10,0001. annually, provided the time' of the morn ing departure be made an hour later—that is eight o'clock from Kingstown, instead of 7, and half - past 8 from London, instea lof 7. This very large reduction, it may be hoped, will induce the Post-office authorities, to entertain more favourably the desire for such a change. " The second mater, as causing , some degree of dis appointment, was the announcement in the House of Commons that the new service would not commence for two years. Toe directors of the company have commu nicated to Government that they will be quite prepared with the new vessels early in the Bummer of 1859, so that if the temporary landing pier at Holyhead is ready by that time for the use the arrangements may then be commenced ; and they have further communicated that iu the meantime some very consider able measures of improvement for the accommodation of the public could be adopted pending the completion of arrangements for the new service. The directors' report concludes by recommending the paymant of a dividend of 2i per cent. free of income-tax out of the profits of the half-year, after the allocation of 1 per cent. on the paid up capital, as required by the Company's Act of Par liament, and which has been invested in Government stock." COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. At a court yesterday, on the motion of Mr. Deputy Aitchison, thanks were given to the late Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Flunk, for the nerbrmance of his office during the year, and especially " for his great atten tion to the comforts of the poor, in alleviating their wants and visiting the several estshltsb (Dents for their reception ; for his desire to ad visee@ civilisa' ion in promoting the communication with the interior of Africa; for his dignified mainten ance of the ancient hospitality at the Mansion-house; for his kind and benevolent assistance to the charitable in stitutions of this City ; for originating the Indian Relief 'Fund for alleviating the necessities of the sufferers by the murderoue revolt of the Sepoys ; and fo r his im partiality, urbanity, and intelligence whilst presiding over the deliberations of this court. A communication from the Court of Aldermen w as. re ceived, with a note from the Home Secretary, urging the corporation to proceed with the erection of a Lunatic Asylum for the pauper lunatics of the parishes in the City of London ; upon which Deputy Harrigan moved that it be referred to the finance committee, to report on the probable cost, and to the funds of which this should be defrayed.—Mr. H. L. Taylor, as an amendment, moved " That this (mutt is of opinion that the duty of provid ing for the pauper lunatics is cast by the sat of parlia ment upon visiting justices, and that they ought to proceed to raise the funds in the manner pointed out by the act by means of a o ,, unty rats. —Mr. Ander ton seconded. The amendment, after some discussion, was negatived by a large majority.--Mr. Blake moved as a second amendment the addition of the following words to the motion, " And report their opinion as to the expediency of erecting an asylum for the lusts- Vail of this city, or whether it would be more advan tageous to provide otherwise for them, and in the event of their deeming it indispensable that an asylum should be erected, to consider and report the probable cost, and the source from which the necessary funds should be rai , ed," A discussion ensued, at the end of which the amendment was lost, and the original motion was carried. A report was presented from the committee upon the vacant piece of ground adjoining St. Paul's Cathedral, to the effect that as the Metropolitan Board of Works bad declined to contribute any sum in aid of the pro posed enlargement of the open space, they recommended the corporation to give notices for disposing of the ground. Alderman Rose strongly objected to any build ings upon this piece of land, which should be left open for the view it afforded of the architectural beauties of the cathedral. The court adjourned without passing any rePlUtiOn Up4P it. low VIZ WICITOWN BURGHS weal REPRESTENTIM A QUATITIA QV A girlatAtt MO.—On Friday last the friends and politi ca l admirers of bit' John M'Taggart, rymple ek as in the chair. late M.P. for the Wigtewn Burghs, se L..7tained him at tittittet at I.stiantaer, and also presented him 7ith a P I i:Creeitnpilu".thaletski'aciduFlitt i li al lttilaggatli said—Perhaps you WWI allot/ mu to say ob *tiff! in tagnrel to the state of this country when I canie fotwardinlB32. B,ft:drier had not seen iiv; Merillief for half el Century; and I don't behest the te6tubel tot the ecitinit hdd seen in this district for the same period of time. At it irtkitet of the state of things then noting in the country, we wets beaten in the contest in 1832. On looking around me I see, alas, very few of those who then supported me, but still I observe several who signed the requisition to me in that year. It was in 1834 ;and 1835 that I was first returned for these burghs, and to show you how they were represented before that time, I will tell you what took place between myself and an Irish gentleman—a Mr. Lyndon Evelyn, who met me in London a few days after my return. He sa id h e was very glad to see that I had been ret urned for the Stran raeren " Pray, i n w h a t p a rt of asked,the youth-west," I sa id. "Oh Scotland Burghs,are theyae d t y l yes," be returned, "in the southwest of Scotland. The fact is, I represented t hese bur g hs o nce myself, but I never knew in what par t of Scotl and they were. I paid 2,5001. to be elected, but I did nut kno w in what part of Scotland my seat lay. (Loud laughter.) We (Scotsman) are glad to learn that at the instance of the Architectural Institute of Scotland, her Majesty's Board of Works have agreed to forward for exbibition in Edinburgh the prize designs for the new government offices in London, which were lately exhibited in West minster Hall. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wm. Baker, the coroner for the eastern division of Middlesex, held an inquest at the Poplar Hospital, East India-road, Bromley, o n view of the body of henry Stacey, aged 27 years, one of the unfortunate men who received such fearful injuries at the late attempted launch of the Great Eastern steamship Leviathan, at Mdlwall, on the afternoon of the 3d inet. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. THE NEW MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. (From the Daily News.) According to the new regulations for the improved mail communication with India mails will be made up in the General Post-office for Bombay, via Marseilles, on the 2d and 17th of the month ; and for Calcutta, via Marseilles, on the 9th and 25th of the month. The packet will leave Bombay with mails for London, via Marseilles, on the 9th and 24th of the month ; and front Calcutta with mails for London, via Mar seilles, on the Bth and 22 1 of the month. The Medi terranea❑ packets will leave Alexandria for Mar seilles with the Indian mails, on the 7th, 11th, 22d, and 27th of the month ; and arrive at Marseilles on the 2d, 12th, 16th, and 27th, and such mails will reach Lon don on the 4th, 14th, 18th, and 29th of the month. The mail will reach Bombay from London, via Marseilles, in 26 days; and Calcutta train London, ria Marseilles, in 36 days. Nearly the same periods of time respectively will be occupied in the mails reaching London, via Mar. seilles, from Bombay and Calcutta. The new arrange ments will commence at Bombay on the 24th proximo. The Calcutta packets will touch at iiidgeree on the homeward passage. There can be no doubt that the Trieste steamers will run in connection with each arrival at Alexandria, and according to the present speed of those steams, we should get telegrams of Indian news from Trieste on the Ist, 12th, ltith, and 27th of the month. But as the telegrams of Indian news, eta Mar seilles, will reach us on the 2d, 12th, 16th, and 27th, the former telegrams will often be superseded unless the speed of the Trieste boats is improved. When the telegraphic comnunication between Cal cutta, Madras, and Bombay, is uninterrupted, we shall have telegraphic news from all parts of India by every arrival at Marseilles, that is four times a month—viz., on the 2J, 12tb, 16th, and 27th of the month, as before stated. This news will be alternately 24 and 34 days old. The only additional work which will devolve on the Peninsular and Oriental Company in consequence of this modification of their contract, will be the running of a steamer to and from Alexandria and Mar seilles, via Malta font times a month instead of twice, and the calling at Kidgeree from Calcutta. Accord ing to the old contract the packets left Bombay on the 3d and 17th of the month, and Calcutta on the 10th and 24th of the month. It was arranged for the 31 and 24th boats to arrive together at Satz, and for the 10th and 17th boats to arrive at that port alro at the scene time. Calcutta being nearly 2,000 miles farther from Suez than Bombay, this differenee of time in leaving the two Indian ports was absolutely necessary in order to time the two packets together at Suez. But to carry out the new arrangements and bring the Bombay and Calcutta packets to Suez at different times, it is necessary to de epatch the packets from the two Indian ports almost at the same time. Thus, instead of leaving Bombay or Calcutta on the 3d, 10tb, 17th, and 24A1 of the month, Al has hitherto been the case, by which a week inter venes conveniently between each departure, the packets will for the ftrure have to leave Bombay or Calcutta on the Bth, 9th, 22d, and 24 h of the month, as has been before observed. Now, these are certainly not such convenient times for departure from the Indian ports as the former ones, especially considering that Calcutta can be united by telegraph to Bombay ; but there is no help for it. A disadvantage of the old plan ens that the packets, owing to the length of the sea route, the differ ence in the speed of the steamers, and casualties, scarcely ever arrived at Suez together ; and then one mail was kept waiting for the other at Alexandria. The advantage of the new plan is that as sncn as a mail arrives at Alexandria, no matter whether it is from Bombay or Calcutta, it will be sent off immediately to Mar seille-. It will be seen from the above statement that there will be only two mall packets a month to and from Suez and Bombay ; and two to and from Suez and Cal cutta the same as at present. There wilt also be only two communications a month for the present to and from Southampton and Alexendrie, and to and from Point de Galls and Hong Kong. Toe following are the mad route tables, according to the new arrangements, viz.: OUTWARD INDIA MAILS. BoMIAY DEsP:TCH7—Leave4 London on the 21 and 17th of toe month. Arrives at Marseille!, 4th and 19th, ditto ; at Malta, 7th and 22d ditto ; at Alexandria, 10th and 25th ditto ; at Suez, 12th and 27ta ditto ; at Aden, 18th and 3d ditto ; at Bombay, 28th and 12th ditto. CALCUTTA DESPATCH.—Leaves London on the 9th and 25th of the month. Arrives at Marseilles, 11th and 27th ditto ; at Malta, 15th and 31st ditto; at Alexan dria, 17th and 2d ditto; at Suez, 20th and s:h ditto ; at Aden, 26th and 12th ditto ; at Galin, 7th and 231 ditto ; a, Madra', 11th and 27th ditto ; at Calcutta, 14th and 30th ditto. HOMIEWARD INDIA MAIL. BOMBAY DEBPATc ii--Leav es Bombay on the 9th and 24th of the month. Arrives at Aden 11th and 2d ditto ; at Suez, 24th and 3th ditto ; at Alexandlia, 27th and 11th ditto ; at Malta, 30th and 14th ditto ; at Mar seilles, 21 and 16th ditto ; at London, 4th and 18th do. CALCUTTA DESPATCH —Leaves Calcutta on the Bth and 22d of the month. Arrives at Kidgetee, 10th and 24th ditto ; at Madra-,l3th and 24th ditto ; at Galle,l7th and 2d ditto ; at Aden, 28th and 13th ditto ; at Sui z ; sth and 19th ditto; at Altztndria, 7th and 221 ditto ; at Malta, 10th and 25th ditto; at Marseilles, 12th and 27th ditto ; at London, 14th and 29th ditto, [Toe telegraph from Cagliari to Malta will make a difference of nearly tr.° days I—Ed. Sun ] MARKET NEWS.--(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to-day was limited, but there were several of Monday's unsold samples on offer. For all kinds we experienced a heavy demand, and the rate declined in the quotations was with difficulty supported. In some instances prices were nomi nal. The imports of foreign wheat are 10,130 quarters. All descriptions were dull in the extreme, and to have forced sales, lower rates must have been submitted to. In float ing cargoes nothing was doing. The show of English and foreign barley was extensive, and the trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. Malt was dull, and the turn in favour of buyers. Oats sold slowly, at Monday's decline. Beans, peas, and flour were dull in sale. ARRIVALS THIS WEER, Wheat, Barley. Malt. Eaglish 2,890 2,310 3,180 Irish Oats. Flour. I 270 1 1,670 Foreign 110,130 1 7,420 15,,„ 4,100b15. `"" 860 hicks, METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in to-day's market was only mode rate, and for most breeds we had a steady demand, at Monday's improvement in value. Although the supply of sheep was rather limited, the mutton trade ruled heavy, at a decline is the quotations of 2d per 81bs. There was less activity in the veal trade, and prices gave way 2d per rlbs. The top quotation was ;is `htt per Sibs. Pigs com manded full prices ; but milch cows were very dull. Per Bibs to slat the Mims s. d. s. d.' Enferior Beasts-... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality..,.3 6 310 Prime largo oxen 4 CO 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 10 , Inferior Sheep ...3 0 Y 4, second quality ...3 6 4 01 Prime crse.-wlied.4 2 4 SI e t. s. ,PrimeSouthdown 410 5 2 :Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 ;Prime small do 4 8 5 2 Large bogs ;Small porkers 4 8 5 2 'Suckling calves-23 0 28 0 Quaiter old pigs. 22 0 29 0 TOTAL SUPPLY; Beasts 922 Sheep and lambs . 3,480 Calves 350 Pigs 4OO FOREIGN Burma' Beasts' Sheep and lambs 440 Calves 298 Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALb. The trade was less active, at our quotations : Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. a. i. s. Beef, interior 210 3 0 Mutton, Inferior 213 3 2 Do., middling 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 4 310 Do. prime large.. 3 0 310 I Do., prime 4 0 4 6 Do., do. small .... 4 0 4 6 Veal. Pork, large 364 4 I Pork, small 46 5 4 ,BOROUGH HOP. Very fine hops are in moderate request, and prices are supported. Low and miJdling qualities rule heavy, at barely previous rates. The show of samples has rather increased. New Mid and East Bent pockets, 70s to 120 s ; Weald of sent ditto, 58 s to 82 s; Sussex ditto, 54s to 72s per cwt. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market remains very inactive, and prices are quite nominal. Common Congou 12id to 13d per lb. tit GAlL—There has been very little busines transacted, the trade having bought sparingly, and prices have again receded about is Gd to 2s par cwt. The Refined Market is flat, but gooJs being scarce prices remain steady. RlM—Very little; quotations are, however, CorrEL—for Plantation Ceylon there is very little in quiry, and prices :,re about 1s to Is Gd per cwt. lower. business has been done, previous Rum.—The market continuo_ Lqrelverb dull, fair Demerara y supported, sold for 2s 3d per proof gallon. FRUlT.—There has been a rather g 00,2 demand for home ption, and previous rates have , in , 2ois , t, instances, co6.7`u m s to Us per been ma . stained. Valencia raisins realise bb. ewt. No dealings have been reported, to and B A la PUT 11 .17.. pritki are steady. British refined quoted 18s 438 , 6d per cog, Thltovii.—The) market Is very quiet. PAT.C., on the Wit; id quoted 48e, and for all the year and for spring de livetyi 49a pet cwt. GREInf Filiiiii:—There is more enquiry, and arrivals being limited from do*traTy winds, the stocks of all kiuds are light. A parcel of otanlges per Teviot, steamer, from Madeira, sold by Keeling and iitryt at public sale, went at prices proportionate to condition eked quality. Lemons are scarce, some parcels have been recelvol flom out ports, and brought high prices. No alteration in Spanish nuts. Para higher. The exportation of chesnuts from France being p e rmitted, has reduced the price of Spanish ss. THE WOLVERHAMPTON AND STATFORDSIIIRE BANKING COMPANT.—BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 19.--Tiiere is every probability that the business of this establishment will be speedily resumed. ConVence amongst n tbe trades men of the town appears to be in the mai restored. Bank of England assistance has been promised, an generally appearances are extremely favourable. The failures in the iron trade contue to inc ßose, Hig rease. In addition to Messrs . Ryley acid Co in . , those of gins, and Co,, and Messrs. Motteram, are declared, and others are anticipated. ABANDONMENT or THE BLACKBURN EXTENSION LINE TO MANCHESTER. —To the list of new schemes we men tioned yeeterday, of which Parliamentary notices had been issued, and that have new been withdrawn, we may add the extension line to Manchester of the Beck letsrn, Damen and Bolton Company. The agreement for its abandonment was come to at a meeting of the di rec tors of the abov e company with those of the East Lancashire and Lancashire Railways, on Wednesday. LITERATURE. North, America ; Its Agriculture and Climate. By Robert Russell. Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh. This is a very valuable and laborious work, dif fering in many respects from the numerous works of travel that are constantly issuing from the press. The record of the author's experiences is less de voted to the people and cities than to the soil on which the cis ies are b gilt, andthevariations by which the inhabitants are affected. It is partly of a scien tifie nature, describing and exemplifying the agri cultural and meteorological peculiarities of North America. The qualities of the soil, its different productions, the mode in which they are raised, and the different necessaries for their cultivation are treated of with care and ability. His researches extended through Canada, the United States, and the Island of Cuba. In the latter portion of the volume he gives the substance of a course of lec tures he delivered in the Smithsonian Ins'itution, on the climate of North America. It must not be supposed, however, that the author confines himself to agricultural statistics and meteoro logical tables ; on the contrary, though the soil and its productions are his chief topic, he interpolates various anecdotes, and incidents which occurred to him in hiS journey, that serve to lighten the volume, and prevent the mo' e scientific part from becoming tedious. On his first lauding in America, he was struck with the small stature and pale faces of the men and women. This he ' atqibutes to the great extremes of temperature in the United States. Of the progress of education in the States he speaks most favourably. "It is very difficult to draw lines of distinction be tween classes of society in New England. At the hotel I had some conversation with a person who had all the appearance and manners of a gentleman, but who was no other than a working mechanic. He had driven down hie wife and family from a village 13 miles ielend to have a day's recreation at Nabant. This way of spending a little spare money raises the moral and social condition of those who labour with their hands, and maintains a sense of self-respect. The general diffusion of education among all classes in New England has had the effect of raising them in a great measure beyond the temptation of indulging in drinking habits, which are more common where ignorance prevails, especially when combined with a high rate of vraees. A Sheffield manufacturer, carrying on business both in England and the Ucited States, informed me that in the majority of cases the high wages which be paid to his workmen in Britain did not improve their cendition, as so much was squan dered for spirits, whereas the educated mechanics of New England were in general a sober and industrious class of men. " After travelling for some time in Massachusetts, one. is impressed with the thorough diffusion of educa tion among all classes, and with the universal politeness mingled wish independence which prevails. Although American phr ices are very common in ordinary conversation, yet iu all the larger towns of this State the English language is spoken with great purity. The legislature is making efforts to give a free educa tion to every one who chooses to accept of it. Boston and its environs contain a population of about 300,000, and in 1853 they assessed th 'inselve3 te the amount of 60,0001. tor educational purposes. The Maine Liquor Law was still nominally in force when he was iii that st its, though in many parts in abeyance. In some towns it was necessary to go into the cellar to obtain liquor, but, in others people partook of it at all hours, and the landlord laughed openly at the legal prohibition. Tile informers, having drawn much ill-will on themselves, have ceased their labours, and the law remains in a state of uncertainty which our author considers injurious in its tendency. But how, he asks, could any other result be expected, when one fourth of the populat'on wete opposed to the law and continually breaking it. Nevertheless, he des cribes the New Englaisdera as very temperate people, wisely attributing their moderation to the temperate habits of the educated classes, rather than to an arbitrary law which provokes opposition. The soil and climate of this state are penilia , ly favourable to the growth of timber. Fire destroys wide tracts of the forest almost every year, yet the soil is never bare. He was shown a spot hich had been destroyed by fire the previous year, which was occupied with thriving birch saplings. Every little crevice in the rocks affords hold for the roots of some forest tree, and, however rocky and bare the soil, it is always densely covered with timber, un less very precipitou 4. The following description of oak-openings in Michigan is interesting. It will be remembered these curious spits ova the name to one of Cooper's popular novels. " After bidding adieu to Mr. Holmes, t 3 whom I feel myself under great obligations for his attention, I left next afternoon by railway for Chicago on Lake Michigan, a distance of 140 wiles. The line runs through a long stretch of " oak-openings," which were the finest speci mens of this peculiar kind of forest growth that I saw ; and what made them more interesting was the circum stance of their being almost untouched by the axe of the backwoodsman. Where oak-openings occur, the soil is dry and gravelly, and the surface undulating—a feature which seems common to most of the gravels in Europe and America. The trees are thinly distributed over the surface, and the distance at a hich they grow from each other seemed se regular, that one might have supposed a skilful forester had been employed to plant them. The crooked trunks are usually about a foot and a half in diameter, and bare from 20 to 25 feet from the ground ; after that they are forked, but, having no great abundance of branches, have altogethtr a gnarled appearance. The soil seems to be too dry and gravelly to support a denser growth ; for on the ridges they were from 30 to 40 yards apart, while in the hollows, where the land was moister, the trees were more thickly planted. The contrast is very striking between the densely-wooded sands and gravels of New England, which are the very types of sterility, and the. stunted growth of the trees on the better soils of the oak-openings. The climate of the Western States is not nearly so propitious to the growth of trees as that of the Atlantic sea-board, where the rains at certain seasons of the year are more abundant. "Oak-openings, I believe, do not occur muc'l farther to the eastward than Paris in Upper Canada, where the soil is very similar to that of the oak-openings of Michi gan. It is generally supposed that the eraiteee aud oak openings are the result of the Indians formerly having fired the country every year for hunting groueds. The blackened mould of the prairies is no doubt partly owing to the charred vegetable matter from fires which so frequently ran over them. But in the oak-openings there is little evidence of fire being concerned in their formation, for the colour of the vegetable mould ie of the same hazel tinge which prevails in the oak-forests of Ohio." A chapter on rice culture gives come curious and useful statistics. Rice, it appears, is considered an article of luxury, and is far higher in price than Indian corn. The demand far exceeds the supply, as the land capable of raising it with advantige is comparatively limited. The slaves on rice and cotton plantations are supplied with Indian corn in its stead. Large cap tats are required for its cultiva tion on the tidal swamps, but the rice grounds are more valuable than any other crop. One pecu liarity of the rico crop is the following : " The rice plant adapts itself in a most wonderful manner to the most opposite conditions in respect to moisture. There is no cultivated plant that bears any resemblance to it. The same variety which grows on the upland cotton-soils and en the dry pine-barrens, grows in the tide-swampe, where the land is laid under water for weeks at a time ; and even in the lower part of the delta of the Mississippi, where the fields are under water from the time of sowing to that of reaping. In his accounts of the inhabitants and social state of Cuba, the author gives some melancholy details of the extent to wh.ch the slave trade is carried on. " Some planters will tell you that the slave trade is now abolished; but when one visits the sugar plantations he sees that the great majority of the men have been dragged from Africa." The subjoined extract gives some idea of the labour which is exacted from them at the crushing season. " The season for crushing sugar-cane in Cuba lasts for six months at least ; and from all I heard and saw, I am fully persuaded that the negroes are much over-tasked at this time on almost all the sugar plantations. Until I visited the sugar fields and factories, I had no conception that such severe and long-continued exer - tion could possibly be endured by any race of men. The common practice on all the estates which I visited, was that the able-bodied negroes begin the day's work at half-past four a.m., and at ten o'clock have an hour for breakfast. Then re suming work go on till sunset, when they get dinner and another hour's rest, alter which they work on in unremitting toil till midnight, thus working 18 hours ou, ; of the 24, and with only four hours fur sleep. The assts: is so thoroughly organised , t hat no one can relax effor , without being liable to pu nishment. On the enajority s ol ' the estates there is one "driver," or under overseer, for •. very ten able-bodied from slaves. fi T el he ds lo a the that take in the ce‘ne in waggons the do so . in companies of ten, over sugar-house, usually " is set, mounted on horseback, whom a Creole "drive, 1 cutlass by his side. 1 was with si whip in his band a n.. was a. working his negroes on the told by clot) planter, whowas naval., once a week; Sunday, that a holiday with the system, but I found others, well ac quain c t o e n e l nt of matters. On who gave are a very differen.t ac -ince was that, one large estate which I visited, t e pra. so long as the machinery held good, the' re was no s topping, Sunday or Saturday, during the eetlehing IlleaCo l2 . "I w ell remember seeing twenty negro men pounding sugar, wit h abort hand malle ts, in lar g e wooden trou g ns drawn out from below a shed. They had no other clothing than short trousers, and their bare heads and backs were exposed to the sun. There were two drivers set over them, the one a creole and the other a negro. Both bad whips in their bands, and the creole bad a cutlass by his side. The negroes were not suffered to relax their efforts for a ruguient, and, hard as they were working, still I pitied the negro driver almost as much. The poor wretch was constantly crying out to the others to work harder ; but this was done as much apparently for the purpoee of keeping up a certain amount of excitement to prevent himself from falling asleep as to keep the others at their task ; for he seemed to be completely tortured with sleep, as be leaned against the trough. I found parallel scenes enacted in the sugar-houses. In one an old negro, who was attending to the boiling pans, was constantly nailing out to the negro who was throwing is the refuse of the cane or begasse, no fire," no fire at all.' This was also done in order to keep up a certain amount of excitement, and to relieve the monotony of his work. I was assured bir a working engineer that fatal accidents, arising from the negroes being overcome with sleep and falling into the boiling juice, were not uncommon. " Women, girls, and boys, are all tasked beyond their strength. The gangs that are seen about the sugar houses are most emaciated creatures. At night they are usually found chanting some sang to beguile the weary hours. The children do a little here ; for all who seemed able to run were sent out under the charge of an aged matron to gather up the dried cane that had been crushed, and to put it into heaps, or some descry .tion descr. tion of light work is as , igred to them." Little improvement can be hoped for in the phy sical condition of the negroes, says the author, until the African slave trade is abolished, as, being un able to import fresh slaves, the planters are forced to devote more care to the condition of the resident negroes and their families. As Spain has received 400,0001. as compensation for her loss in entering on a treaty to suppress the slave trade, it is scacely too much to expect that some attention may be directed to this matter. The meteorological . observations at the en d are ver y i ns t ruc ti ve , an d highly interesting to those familiar with the study. Numerous diagrams illustrate the course and different degrees of hurricanes, trade winds, &c. The following observations were made by the author during the first thunderstorm he witnessed : "In the fir,t tbunder-storm that I encountered in the United States, I was rather struck with the phenomenon of the clouds drifting in the upper current from the wait while the wind blew from the south. It occurred at Saratoga on the 6th of September, 1854. At sunrise the temperature was 70 deg. with a dew point of 69 deg. ; the thermometer at 2 p.m. reached 96 deg. Notwithstanding the great heat, the wind blew strongly from south by west, but thunder-21ouda floated in the upper current from the north of west. Thunder with much rain occurred at night, and next day the wind changed to the north of west, and the aky became beautifully transparent, with the thermometer at 82 deg. at 2 n.m. _ _ "The cause of this peculiar action of the thunder clouds filating at a higher elevation, at right angles to the warm southerly wind, is easily explained. So long as the wind is west or north-west in summer, the sky retains its transparency ; but when it changes to a southerly quarter, it does not blow more tha❑ a day or two before clouds begin to form. The clouds do not often float in the south wind, but almost always in that upper current which prevails so constantly from the west. This clearly shows that the upper current rubs off a portion of the moist and hot wind from the Gulf of Mexico, and firms cloud, for they only appear after the southerly wind blows for some time, and these clouds reveal the existence of the upper current. This action of the upper current robbing the lower is con stantly taking place both in summer and in winter, when clouds form and drift in the upper current." The reader will perceive that it is a work devote d to the practical and scientific, containing much in format►on, cinveyed without pedantry, and likely to be of great value to those engaged in the study of the sciences of which it treats. All who are de :iireus of comp►ring the qualities of different cli mates, and of ascertaining the manner in which the laws of nature are affected by a change of hemis phere, shouldconsult this able and carefully-writen. volume. A Month in the Forests of France. By the Hon . Grantley F. Berkeley. Longman. There have been numerous records of a sports man's adventures and experience in his own coun try, but this volume presents some novelty to the reader in conducting hint to the interior of France and in substituting the wolf and the.boar for the less formidable objects of British sport. Those of similar tastes will find much to interest them in this work, while the general reader will probably find some entertainment in its pages. Tue author ac companied by horse, hounds, and gu❑, went to en joy a month's sporting with a friend in his chateau near Nevers. He met with the usual adventure of travellers on his route, winding up with a fracas with a cabman and a constable at Havre on his ra tur n. The great difficulty he found in the priase cution of his sport was the deficiency of hounds. He represents them as ill-trained and improperly managed, and it appears that when not required for sport they are quite neglected, and the author expresses his surprise, after c .n,idering the warmth of the summer in France that men and dogs escaped hydrophobia. Considering the harsh rules in France respecting dogs in hot weather, it would be at least more consistent if more care were taken to prevent real danger. The author speaks highly of the cap:tbilities of French sportsmen, and laments they should be so ill supplie 1 with the necessaries of the chase. He tells us that ho has prepared a work for t'leir instruction, which if they are as wil ling to learn as he is to teach will no doubt afford much information. Men of the Time. Kent and Co. This is a new edition of this useful and compen dious work, which contains nearly 900 pages of close print. Even now, however, it cannot bo called quite complete, and it seems to have missed some names and to have given lesser ones in undue prominence. It is, however, a very arduous task to compile such a volume ; and as new editions are promised from time to time, and the publisher declares himself ready to avail himself of any cor rections or information that may he accorded him, there is every reason to anticipate a still greater improvement. It is most extended iu its plan, and takes in every class that can claim any degree of distinction. Such a work is constantly wanted, and the demand for it will no doubt keep pace with its increasing volume. Punch's Pocket Book for 1858. Punch Office. All who wish to find ainu,ement in the dull pages of an almanack, and subject for laughter scattered among cash accounts, should provide themselves with this entertaining companion, who will furn.sh them with all the business information usually containe i in an almanac, with a seleclion 4if prose and s%rse similar to the cout?ntsof Punch. The large frontispiece shows the Serpentine trans formed into a fashionable bathing-place. The illus tra-ions are by John Leech and John Tennid. THE FRENCH ARMY. The Moniteur de l' A rince publishes the following statistical returns relative to the army, which are not without interest : "From the accession of Louis XVI. on the 10th May, 1774, to the 10th August, 1792, 19 general officers were raised to the dignity of marshal of France. There were also made 254 lieutenant generals and 948 major-generals. In consequence of the re-organisation of the army in 1791, 328 superior officers retired with the rank of major general. The Republican government, from 1792 to 1799, named 167 generals of division, and 887 generals of brigade, exclusively of 78 general offi cers named by the representatives of the people with the armies, but whose nominations were not confirmed. Under the Consulate, there were 57 promotions to the rank of general of division, and 147 to that of general of brigade. Under the Em pire, 25 marshals, 245 generals of division, and 679 generals of brigade were nominated. During the first Restoration, Louis XVIII. named 267 lieutenant-generals, of only 117 had only hono rary rank, and 567 major-generals, 127 of whom were honorary. In the Hundred Days, the Emperor nominated one marshal of France (Count de Grouchy), 19 lieutenant-generals, and 42 major-generals. These promotions were can celled on the return of Louis XVIII. He, how ever, confirmed in their rank 26 lieutenant generals, and 28 major-generals, nominated during the first Restoration, and while at Ghent, the King named 5 lieutenant-generals and 19 ma jor-generals. Louis XVIII., from 1815 to 1824, named 6 marshals of France, 167 Lieutenant-ge nerals (105 honorary), and 480 major-generals (269 honorary). Charles X. nominated 3 marshals of France, 55 lieutenant -generals (42 honorary), and 166 major-generals (142 honorary). Also, 31 colonels of the royal guard, or of the military household of the King, received the rank of major general in the early part of 1830. From that pe riod no more honorary rank was conferred. Un der Louis Philippe, 11 marshals of France was nominated, including the confirmation of the pro motion of Marshal de Grouchy ; 124 lieutenant generals, 6 of whom had been nominated during the Hundred Days, and 4 under the Restoration. with honorary rank ; and 370 major -generals, 15 of whom had before received the honorary rank. The Republic of 1848 made, from th e 24th Feb ruary to the 20th Dec., 32 generals of division, and 50 of brigade ; 1 general of division and 3 of brigade by the Provisional Government ; 13 and 19 by the Executive Commission ; and 18 and 28 by the Government of General Cavaignac. Under the Presidency of Prince Louis there were named 4 marshals of France, 41 generals of division, and 118 of brigade. From the re-establishment of the Em pire to the end of 1856, there have . been made 8 inarihals of France, 69 generals of division, and 145 generals of brigade." av have of been e , n pe saying, radio rs ti A LITERARY CLERGYMAN . —A clergyman in a country parish not many mile s from Dundee had occasion the poems h other Sabbath to i llustrate a point in his sermon by an allusion totbepalentC.tin the amiable andoowper,wlaicihhie did Christian i r this n a fashion:—" 1 nw illustratio n o f beautifulwhat I mpLoyoesttb:Caeotnhwd `la brethren, I may er radise Regained you must all be familiar." --Dundee Courier.