The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-07 00:00:00

LITERATURE

Parables of Our Lord. Illustrated by Franklin.
John Mitchell, Royal Library, Old Bond-street.
It affords us much gratification to be enabled to
invite the attention of our readers to a guinea edi-
tion of this choice and exceedingly beautiful work,
which was originally published at two guineas. The
" Parables of Our Lord," illustrated by Franklin,
the text engraved by Becker's patent process on
steel, and printed by McQiieen, is one of those
gams of art that commands universal admiration,
and unmistakeably attest the enlightened taste and
enterprising spirit of a publisher. A work in the
execution of which the inventive genius of the easel,
the skill of the engraver, and the ingenuity of the
printer have been put into contribution in harnao-
uious rivalry with the most satisfactory result. And
surely if the 'resources of art are to he drawn upon
in the service of Truth, they could not be better
employed than in garlanding and illustrating the
parables of the " Wonderful, Counellor," wherein
are enshrined as living waters in vessels of alabas-
ter the rarest lessons of mercy, wisdom, and right-
eDusness humanity has ever had plaled within the
grasp and scope of its comprehension. Beginning
with the Parable of " The Merciless Servant,"
we have the miserable defaulter with his sorrowing
wife and family at his heels, abjectly imploring corr.:-
passion of " a certain King" (gracious as " The Sort
of Mau") vividly depicted. The engraving occupies
one-half the broad quarto page (minus the margin),
and in one-halfof the remainder the merciless wretch
unsoftened, or rather hardened, by the elemerky
displayed towards him, is seen fiercely graspii g
by the throat prior to casting into prison his fellow-
servant, who owed him merely the tithe of tie
debt he had himself been forgiven. The remainder
of the page contains the opening portion of the
Parable in engraved old English letters, printed
in carmine, with the initials tastefully illuminated.
The rest of the parable, also illuminated, appears in
the succeeding page. The letterpress, dzo., of each
page, it may be noticed, are environed by a car-
mine border, and each parable has a separate title-
page, and on or more illustrations. • " The Lord
of the Vineyard" is represented
_in the act .of ex-
postulation with the early labourers in the vine-
yard. The expression of the characters generally
is very fine. Not less, perhaps more so, is that of
" The Wicked Husbaudmen, conspiring together
to kill the King's son, a large and most merito-
rious engraving Very beautiful, is the group illus-
trating " The Wise Steward," who is represented
in the act of communicating the sacred elements
to devout recipients of both sexes and of various
conditions, including royalty beneath the ap-
proving presence of his Great Master. Chaste and
attractive, the five wise and hardly repellant, the
five foolish, representatives of " The Ten Vir-
gins," but very mournful the anxiety and despair
of the latter, while from an upper window, with the
Wise Virgins on either hand, the Bridegroom re-
plies to their entreaties, " Verily, I say unto you
—I know you not." Appalling the convoluted
horror as writhing in serpentine folds the (meta.-
phorical) Goats topple down headlong on the left
from the presence of their Judge, while the Sheep
on the right meekly abase themselves in grateful
adoration. Very touching, "The Good Samaritan,"
as witnessed soothing and supporting the poor
wretch who " fell among thieves" on his journey
from Jerusalem to Jericho ; and hardly less so
" The Prodigal Son," burying his tears in his ag,ed
father's bosom, or chewing the bitter cud of repen-
tance as the herdsman of swine. Seldom has been
seen so perfect a portraiture as the last—the cruel
memory of the past and the misery of the present
as it were welling from the poor prodigal's eyes.
tartling the difference between the Falstafaan
Dives and the sore bestead Lazarus. Pitiful to a
twofold compassion " The Good Shepherd," sur-
rounded by his sheep, and pressing a lamb to. Ilia
bosom, while the.ravening wolf snorts fiercely boifore
the fold ; and awe inspiring beyond expression. the
last eventful scene of all, in which " The Good
Shepherd" is represented laying down his . life
(on the cross) for the sheep. From that Beetle of •
brutal execration, speechless sorrow, God-lik a en-
durance, and wonderful expiation we would *turn
humbly away in reverent gratitude, that lessons. like
the preceding, so glorious in their humanity, and
so divine in their wisdom and mercy, have, not-
withstanding, been bequeathed to us by Him who,
having spoken "as never man spoke," and su.-tre:ted
(at the hands in part of men) as never man sude:red
" with a loud voice gave up the ghost." To con-
clude our notice : Christmas is fast approaching,
and we can conceive of few if any more appr 0-
priate presents than this edition of the " Paraltil es
of Our Lord," for which the majority of the reli-
gious public will doubtless feel greatly indebted to
Mr. Mitchell.

Common Sense versus Bonicropathy. By Samuel
Knaggs. John Churchill.
Those who wish, without wading through the
contents of a little library, to learn what can be
said against homoeopathy, may consult these pages
with advantage. The writer does not profess to
offer any new information on the subject, but is
entitled to the merit of presenting the facts and
arguments opposed to homoeopathy in a popelar
manner. In the first place he discusses the made
by which, according to the Hahnemann theory,
disease is to be treated. Secondly, the remedy to
be chosen ; and, thirdly, the dose to be adminis-
tered according to homoeopathic doctrine. Viadker
the first head he points out the absurdity of adapt-
ing remedial agents to certain symptoms of disease
rather than their causes, adducing, by way of ill us-
tration, the mechanism of a watch, the cause of
any irregular movement in which, according to the
same principle, should be sought on the dial; and
three descriptions of headache, notoriously re-
quiring a different mode of treatment, one abso—
lutely antagonistic to that indicated for the otlhe r
two. Under the second he shows that the simitia
similibus principle, considered as a universal 1 mr,
will not bear scrutiny—adducing by way of pi trof
the facts that, while bark is of singular utiliti T in
ague, and sulphur and lemon juice are respectil,ely
specifics for itch and scurvy, they never produce
in the healthy person symptoms in any way re-
sembling these diseases. Under the third head
points out, among other things, the differences- of
opinion among Homoeopathists as to the power of
a medicine being increased by the mode of prepa ra-
tion and in proportion to the extremity of its Fella-
division, and applies the argumentum ad absurditm
with relentless vigour. The alleged success of the
homoeopathic mode of treatment also is subjected
to examination, and the writer adduces reas ons
for discrediting the correctness of the statistics
advanced in proof thereof, together with strik-
ing instances of failure where homoeopathy
was resorted to for the cure of disease, and
also when the production of symptoms by
the use of medicines as alleged by Honiceopsth-
ists was attempted by way of experiment. !The
curative
i powers of nature, including imagina-
tion, it s suggested, indeed it is the main obj ect
of the writer to show, will account for the cures. at
first sight attributable to homoeopathy, and sc ane
amusing anecdotes are related in which homceeepa.
We cures were effected where, by some blunde r or
trick, homoeopathic remedies were mixed, or sc ime-
thing given instead of them. In one case we are
told a cure was effected by percussion pellets, ad-
ministered, of course, by mistake. A more darn-
natory fact is narrated, on the authority of Dr.
Glover, of Newcastle, viz., that one of the first, if
not the very first, wholesale firm in London, was
in the habit of supplying its customers simply Inth
sugar of milk globules, labelling them, however, ac-
cording to the different homoeopathic names of
drugs. This statement, it is said, was made by an
agent of the firm at the house of Messrs. Glilpin
and Co., druggists, Newcastle. With a quotation
from the writer, likely to meet with pretty ganeral
approval, we conclude our notice :—" Tho first
object of the physician is the benefit of his patient,
and therefore he strives to enlist in his service
every means that has proved available in tire treat-
ment of disease. With this end in view he selects
from the many special schemes of practice what-
ever of truth they may seem to embody, and ap-
plies the hints thus gained to the further improve-
ment of the science of medicine. Thus, from
homoeopathy he learns to estimate highly the
advantage of attention to strict dietetic rules, and
amusement of mind ; from hydropathy, the dif-
ferent ways in which a simple element may be
made to produce most powerful effects upon the
human body, either for good or evil ; and from
mesmerism the influence of fixed attention upon.
the nervous system.
He who refusestion
make
k withuse
of these influences because they are m
quackeries, betrays his bigotry, but not his sense,
and shames the noble calling which claims from
him the truth wherever he may find it."

Inverse Elementary Tactics of Cavalry. By
A. B. C. Thomas Bosworth.
The author is evidently one who feels an interest
in the art of war, and has given considerable atten-
tion to this branch of it. The subject being purely
professional we shall only add, the pamphlet com-
prises simple, bompound, and partial inversion,
with the application of them to regimental, exten-
sive, and auxiliary lines, together with the con-
version of the squadron.

r -4,lqraiian maP-clipper Jackot, Captain
Of the White Star line 1f Liverpool and 11 us
tral.an whijh Jett tll Iter,ey on ttic 20tii Sep-
tember, was spoken on the 22d October, thirty-two days
out, lat. 2 S. lon. 30 W., by the John Dalton, from
Caldera, arrlyed in the Mersey.

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PREFERENCE SHAR S.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY _EVEN [NCI, DECEMBER 7 1855.

' determined from this day, and that he be requested to
resign his seat at this board."
Mr. HOWE seconded the resolution, and said it was
Ot the first time that such a proposition had been made
to the chairman, and it was the duty of the meeting to
adopt the resolution.
Mr. WADDINGTON said charges had been deliberately
made against him, and he would deliberately answer
them before be would entertain the proposition contained
in the resolution. He proceeded to state that he had de-
voted the whole of the time between the issue of the report
to a digest, stopping up till three, and on one occasion till
four o'clock, to do so, but he had not yet been able to
arrange his answer ; and he only asked for the fair play
which it was the duty of every Englishman to give an-
other. The hon, gentleman then proceeded amidst the
greatest confusion to address the meeting, which rose to
such a pitch that the remainder of the hon. gentleman's
address was gone through in dumb show.
The CHAIRMAN refused to put the resolution, or abide
by sOch should it be put to the male,.
.I‘l'. PULLEY then mounted the table and put the re-
solution to the meeting, which was carried.
Mr. BARNES (Colchestr) said they should treat public
companies the same as private individuals. Mr. Wad-
dington felt himself unjustly accused, let him therefore
have an opportunity of defending himself. It was no
reason that because they had gone wrong they should
not go right in future, and he moved the following reso-
lution :—" That an inventory and valuation of the assets
and liabilities of the company in every respect be forth-
with prepared, by and under the sanction of the com-
mittee of investigation, and published, and that a further
account be also prepared by the same committee showing
the amount of moneys employed and the debts con-
tracted by the directors contrary to the powers and
terms of the Act of Parliament relating to the Eastern
Counties Railway, or any of them, and that such ac-
counts be forwarded to each of the shareholders. That
the opinions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General be
taken, under the direction of the same committee, as to
whether the directors, or either of them who have
sanctioned or authorised such outlays as are contrary
to the provisions of the Act, are, collectively or indi-
vidually, liable for such misapplications to the share-
holders, and also as to the proper and best means to be
adopted to compel such directors to account for the
same." (Loud cheers.)

Dr. REILLY' seconded the resolution, and asked if,
after what the Board of Directors bad promised, and the
promises they had broken, they could, as shareholders
of the Eastfra Counties Railway, put any further trust

in anything that might emanate from there . ?

Mr. LOVE said he had only one word to say with
respect to what had been asserted by Mr. Waddington with
respect to the time at which he had received the report
of the committee of investigation. He pledged his word
that no delay bad o:curred in its transmission to him,
but that it bad been sent to him the moment it was
ready.

The CHMRMAIT then put the resolution of Mr. Barnes,
which was carried amidst tremendous cheering.
Mr. PULLEY, after a few inaudible sentences, moved,
"That the committee of investigation, consisting of
Horatio Love, Esq., Edward Ball, Esq., M.P., Thos.
Christy, Esq., J. T. Norris, Esq., Jeremiah Filcher,
Esq., Hy. Soper, Esq., be, and they are hereby, ap-
pointed to continue their labours until the half-yearly
meeting in February next : that the said committee be

authorised and empowered to confer with the Board of
directors, and to make such suggestions and recommen-
dations from time to time as they may think necessary,
either as to present or future contracts, bills in Parlia-
ment, the appointments of, the continuance, or engage.
ments with officers, or in any other and all matters af-
fecting the administration of the company's affiirs, or
the interests of the shareholders : that for such purposes
the committee be authorised to employ such clerks or to
obtain such other assistance as they may require, and to
call for all books, documents, papers, and persons under
the management or control of the present executive of
this company : and that the committee be requested
to report their proceedings to the shareholders as soon
as they are in a position to do so."
A SHARBHOLDER said he begged to move a few words
ba added to the resolution by way of rider. (Cries of
"No, no.") The additional words he intended to move
were, "and that no order of Mr. Waddington's be at-
tended to from this day."
A SHAREHOLDER seconded the motion for the addi•
tional words.

The CHAIRMAN said that with reference to the latter
part of the resolution he must remind them that if they
had no regard for their property he had. (Confusion.)
He was legally constituted their Chairman, and he should
attend to his duties and stand to his post until he
was properly and legally removed. (Confusion.)
A SHAREHOLDER suggested that the resolution should
state David Waddington, which alteration was made.
The resolution so amended was put by the Chairman
and carried, two shareholders only holding up their
hands against it. •
Mr. LOVE said the committee were ready to substan
tiate the statements contained in the report.
Mr. HELPS called the attention of the meeting to the
faetthat, although the chairman had stated he would not

obey their orders, by the clause of the act the direc-
tors were compelled to do the bidding of the shareholders.

If thecbairman would not obey them, stop the supplies,

And if he took any money for nominal salary after this
day he would be doing a dishonest act.
A vote of thanks was then proposed to Mr. Bruce,
Mr. illargraves, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Bainbridge, and
carried unanimously.
Mr. BRUCE, in returning thanks for the vote of confi-
dence passed, said if any of the directors had appeared

• •
,o act wrong, it arose from the reliance in the honour

and integrity of the chairman, and having been deceived
that gentleman was answerable for it. Having disco-

♦ered their error the shareholders might depend on it
they would not so err in future. He complained of the

garbled manner iu which the resolutions of the board
had been entered on the minutes.
The SECRETARY defended his conduct and that of the
directors from Mr. Bruce's imputation.

Mr. BALL, M.P., said that as the resolutions passed
by the meeting censured many of the Directors so
strongly, if they had any feelings of honour they

must reign, and in order to meet that contingency the

meeting had done well in continuing the duties of the

committee. He denied that Mr. `Paddington had not
had time to prepare his answer. He was present at the

investigation, and had a short-hand writer taking

notes for him. (Hear, hear.) As their "late " Chair-

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man had defied them he would expose his meanness.
Whilst income tax was deducted from the salaries of

the clerks, who only received 1001. per annum and up-
wards, the " late " chairmain received his 2,000 d. per
annum, without any deduction for income tax. (Shame,

shame.)
After some further remarks from other shareholders,
I. resolution censuring those directors who, by the
Report of the Committee of Investigation, had not
watched over the interests of the shareholders, and

another recommending a vote of thanks to th• cam-

inittce, the disorderly meeting separated.

Dated the 6th day of Dec., 185,

Evening.)

Ensign, by purchase, vice Beene, promoted ' Ensign John signee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Bush, and Gaskell,
Edward Marsden, from the sth West York Militia, to be Chan:cry-lane; A. J. and W. MoorePtinderland.
Ensign, without purchase, vice Knowles, appointed to Thomas Sutcliffe Sladen, corn and flour dealer blanches. 63d Foot. ter, Dec. 17 and Jan. 23, at t v
elve, at the Manchester
District Court. Pott, aesignee, Manchester; Hig•
28th Foot—Lieutenant H. C. Worthington to be Ad-
jutant, vice Smith, who resigns the Adjutantoy only. son and Robinson, Manchester.
31st Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class William SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION.
Thomas Hoskin, M.D., to be Surgeon, vine Ivey, appointed William and Andrew Walker, builders, North Berwick
to the Staff.
Dec. 7, at twelve, at the George Inn, I addington.
35th Foot—William Henry Bayly Payn, Gent., to be
Ensign, without purchase, vice Revell, promoted. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Taus DAY.
38th Foot—Serjoant-Major Robert Smith to be Quarter-
master, vice Little, whose appointment has been can. Am5terdam............ 11 174 Gibraltar
celled.
Ditto, three months 11 19% Leghorn .. .. 30 15
40th Foot—Lieutenant J. Brodhurst to be Captain 1
Rotter...... 12 0 Genoa
Antwerpdam . ....
. 25 55 I Mllan ...... • • •• •••• 25 77.• •• ••
without purchase, vice Brevet-Major J. W. Thomas, Brussels ............. 25 55 I Verdce........•.......
whose brevet rank has been converted into substantive rnburgh ............ 13 10 Naples ••••...,....••.. 4414
Palermo ...... 133%
rank under the royal warrant of the 6th October, 1334 ; p tr 4 •••••••••• •• •• ••
Ar•s•• •• •• •• .25 35 Messina ... . 133%
Capt. Dudley C. Hill, from the 75th Foot, to be Captain, I Ditto. three months :. 25 727,8' Lisbon ......
vice Dawson, who exchanges; Ensign Alfred Cook to be ararce:nea ............cleaux. 25 75 0p0rt0.... .......... 53%
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Erodhurst ; vele
vie;.;zl.3.t?“, ap: : TO once Ay rr%.:
Fitzmaurice Pennefather, Gent., to be Ens!gn, without
purchase, vice M`Grath, superseed for being absent with-rNiela-
al'eciprlih,ja6o I.ay.ii:.si.g.l.l!
out leave. • Trhstc..., „„, „ _II 13 p
44th Foot-- To be Lieutenants without purchase—En- Pet-rsuerg
3414 Pote7ncloOlire
signs G. E. Hodgson, and 4'. M. Pitt. To be Ensign in "ort.t.-al Gold coin in
Ar.. 0 0 0
without purchase—Ll)rjelat-Major Francis O'Neill, vice . •••••:•••-•••• ci% it-ocean rulers .... 00 0
Hodgson. To be Ensign, by purchase—Charles Bassett
••• •• •• , New DoDars ....•••• 0 fi
I bars 0 5 1%
Gent , in succest-ion to Lieutenant Bradford, who
has retired.
4ith Foot—Christian B. Steward, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Close, promoted.
48th Foot—Ensign Win. Gibson, from the 4th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Heathcote, promoted.
49th Foot--Serjeant-Major Timothy Metcalf to be En-
sign, without purchase, vice Spratt, promoted.
50th Foot—Alexander Gray, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice L9WI 8, pro•toted.
57th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Wm. Ferguson, from the
Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Williamson, who re-
signs.
63d Foot—Ensign W. L. Knowles, from the 26th Foot,
to be Ensign, without purchase ; Quartermaster Henry
Ingram to be Paymaster, vice Thorp, who retires upon
half-pay.
70th Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Jas. F. Deakin,
M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon.
73d Foot—Wm. H. S. Pigott, Gent., to be Ensign,
without purchase, vice Rennie, promoted to the 90th Foot.
75th Foot—Capt. Richard Dawson, from the 40th Foot,
to be Captain, vice Dudley C. Hill, who exchanges.
77th Foot—Reginald Hoskins, Gent., to be Ensign, by
purchase, vice Willoughby, appointed to the 60th Foot.
79th Foot—Ensign G. Smith to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice G. A. Harrisson, promoted.
Btth Foot—Frederick Augustus Magrath, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, in succession to Lieutenant Currie,
promoted.
85th Foot—William Henry Urquhart, Gent., to be En-
sign, by purchase, vice White, promoted.
90th Foot—Ensign George Robert Miller to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase ; Ensign Henry Carver Treaeher
to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice nous, promoted.
91st Foot—John Macleod Tingcombe, Gent., to be En•
sign, by purchase, vice Glass, promotes.
95th Foot —Ensign Leonard Knipe, from the 12th Foot,
to bo Ensign, without purchase.
97th Foot—Lieut. Robert Lefroy, from the Dublin Ar-
tillery Militia, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Shep-
pard, promoted.
Ist West India Regiment—Joseph Alex. Smith, Gent.,
to be Ensign without purchase, vice East.
2d West India Regiment—Captain John Philip Mitford
from half-pay, Unattached, to be Captain, vice J. F. A.
Hartle, who exchanges ; Lieut. Robert Bourne to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Mitford, who retires.
LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—Tr sop Sorjeant-Major Wm.
Talbot from the 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet.
PROVISIONAL DEPOT BATTALlON.—Paymaster Andrew
Clendining, from the 19th Foot, to be Paymaster.
UNATTACHED. —Brevet-Major John W. Thomas, of the
40th Foot, to have his Brevet Rank converted into Sub-
stantive Rank, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October,
1854.
STAFF.—William Henry Fitzgerald, Esq., to be Pay-
master of a Recruiting District.
HOSPITAL STAFF.
Surgeon Robert Templeton, M.D., from the Royal Ar-
tillery, to be Staff-Surgeon of the First Class. To be Staff-
Surgeons of the Second Class—Surgeon George William-
son, M.D., from the Val Foot, vice Maclise, appointed to
the 22d Foot; Surgeon Wm. F. Torcato Ivey, from the
31st Foot, vice Hoskin, appointed to the 31st Foot ; Assist.-
Staff-Surgeon John Riggs Miller Lewis, M.D., vice Perry,
appointed to the Royurgeonal Artillery.
To be Assistant-Si—Acting Assistant-Surgeons
John Copeland Knipe and Charles John Kirwan.
Captain John Philip MitforBREVETd, 2d West India Regiment,
to be Major in the Army.
Captain Charles Lindens, Brigade-Major of the Depot of
the British Swiss Legion, to have the temporary rank of
Major whilst so employed. (This rank is not to carry pay.)
Sailitlel Smith Shepherd, Gent., to have the rank of
Acting Assistant-Surgeon while employed with the Turk-
ish Contingent.
For Captain D. W. Tupper, of the 55th Fort, to be Ma-
jor in the Army, as stated in the Gazette of Nov. 2, read
Captain D. W. Tupper, of the 50th Foot, Leo.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve that
the Edinburgh County Militia be styled "The Queen's
Regiment of Edinburgh-County Militia."
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS.
Tower Hamlets —Lansdale Pounden, Esq., to be Deputy
Lieutenant.
Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham-
lets Militia—Willis Peat, Esq., to be Lieutenant.
Queen's Regiment of Edinburgh County Militia—Alex.
Leburn, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Mackay, resigned.
Royal Cornwall Rangers—Ensign Usticke to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Carthew, promoted.
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—Lieu-
tenant Charles Richard Levett to be Captain, vice Mayne,
resigned.
Queen's Own Royal Regiment of Staffordshire Yeomanry
Cavalry—Cornet Robert Archibald Dickens to be Lieu-
tenant, vice Moseley.
I th or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Mid-
dlesex Militia—Assistant-surgeon Sanderson William
Mathew Walker to be Surgeon, vice Stilwell, resigned.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 7.
The Right Hon. Sir John Jervis, Knt., Lord Chief Jus-
tice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at West-
minster, has appointed Charles Bettesworth Renard, of
Portsmouth, in the County of Hants, Gentleman, to be one
of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledg-
ments of deeds to be executed by married women, under
the act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and
for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in
and for the county of Hants.
WHITEHALL, DEC. 4.
The Lora Chancellor has appointed William Rowe, of
Stratton, in the county of Cornwall, Gentleman, to be a
Commissioner to administer oaths in the High Court of
Chancery in England.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
An Account pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for
the Weak ending on Saturday the Ist day of Dec., 1855.
ISSUE DETARTMENT.
Notes issued •• 24,580,370

NAVAL APPCpl24l7doN.ll.3.—(This Day.)

Government debt.... 11,015,100
Other securities.. 2,984,9r0
Gold coin and bullion 10,580,570
Silver bu11i0n........ -

The following appointments have been made at the
Admiralty Lis afternoon :

X 24,580,576 £21,580,570
MAP.SYTALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 6th day of Dec., 1855.
NANKING DEPARTMENT.
Proprletors'capltal .. 14,553,000
Rest ................ 3,185,588
Public deposit s (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, SLY-
ing's Banks, and
Dividend Accounts) 4,439,589
Other deposits ...... 12,231,788
Seven Day and other
13111 s ........ . 888,291

Government securities
(includg.Dead Weigh t
Annuity) 10,275,480
Other securities 18,865.757
Notes • . .......... 5,50.5,485
Gold and silver coin.. 646,037

MASTER.
John A. Bull, to the Intrepd.

SIiP.GEOIT.
Dr. Joseph Co&ter, to the Wanderer.

£38,998,259
MARSHALL, Chic( Cashier.

PAYMASTER.
Richard Allen, to the Transit.
ASSISTANT-PAYMASTER.
George 11. Walker, to the Cressy.

CHAPLAIN.
Bartholomew Ring, to the Sampson.

ASSISTANT CLERK.
James R. Richards, to the Cressy.
TMIPORARY CLERK.
Thomas D. Smith, to the Blenheim.

Spirit of the Public Jounlals.

(F, the Times of this day.)
The currency philosophers met on Wednesday
evening, and conducted themselves with their usual
audacity of argument and modesty of demand.
Often as we have challenged the most courat,eous
of the school for a specific plan we have never'been
obliged in that most important particular. Think-
ing it just possible that we might catch them at a
felicitous moment, we read with some curiosity the
report of their meeting at. the London Tavern, and
carefully sifted each successive resolution. Once
more were w© doomed to be disappointed. In the
first resolution the mountain laboured, as usual,
with a thundering denunciation of " the existing
laws in relation to currency," to which it ascribed
fluctuations, panics and pressures, destruction and
ruin. From this point the bathos began very early
indeed, for the next resolution was content w:th
recommending that people should be permitted to
buy and sell gold—a process which is gone through,
not only when a schoolboy takes an old watchcase
to the goldsmith, but at every pecuniary transac-
tion where the figure is as much as a sovereign.
Everybody who buys a ticket for Jenny Lind's per-
formance next week at Exeter-hall uses gold "in
its natural character as a commodity," and ascer-
tains " its value under the ordinary laws of supply
and demand." In effect, ho puts so much gold in
one scale and Jenny Lind's voice in the other ;
and, though his palm still itches for the one,
he determines to have his car tickled by the other.
The second resolution, then, was small enough ;
but the third and last was, if possible, smaller. It
was, indeed, the ridicules mats of the fable. It
was, "that such national paper money might be
issued under conditions calculated to remedy the
objections usually urged against paper money, and
that the matter might be referred to a committee."
Bat why refer to a committee when so many great
minds were assembled on the spot? Why not, at
least, give us some idea of "the conditions calcu-
lated to remedy the objections ?" That's the very
point we aro all sticking at. We have been asking
for these conditions many a long year, and could
never get a sight of them. From Mr. Bennoch's
speech we cannot gather whether he would simply
authorise the Bank to increase its circulation up
to a certain amount, or remove all restriction upon
it, or even thrust on the country some immense,
or oven indefinite paper currency, through some
other organ than the Bank. Mr. Salt tantalises
us for one delicious moment with the promise of
safe but inexhaustible riches. He was for esta-
blishing a legal tender money. What was more,
he was for regulating the issue. This looks like
the desired union of valour and discretion ;
but we know not which of these qualities pre-
dominates in the rule which Mr. Salt proceeds
to recommend. It was, " that paper money
should be issued till every honest labourer had
found full employment at remunerative prices."
Heavens, what a problem for a conscientious Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer ! The honesty of every
labourer, and every labourer's measure of full work
and good wages ! Imagine this unhappy financier
meeting deputations ono day from 20,000 Manches-
ter spinners on the " strike," another day from
the Spitalfields weavers, another day from the
Dorsetshire labourers, another day from the stock-
ingers, another day from printers, frczen-out mar-
ket gardeners, brass-button makers, gunnaakers in
time of peace, or distressed needlewomen, all of
them entitled to demand further issues of paper
money till they admitted they were fully employed
and well paid ! And, having thus conferred this
splendid, though rather indefinite inheritance, ou
the sons and daughters of toil, Mr. Salt pretends
to qualify it with the equally indefinite salvo that
" He would not have an excess or deluge of paper,
but it should be so regulated as to keep the quan-
tity of money and the power of exchanging it in
strict proportion with the labour to be engaged
and the quantity of goods to be consumed." But,
the floodgates once open, who is to stay the
"deluge !" Who is to ascertain the " strict pro-
portion" and interfere at the exact moment between
so many parties, all equally interested in the fabri-
cation of inconvertible paper money.

As these gentlemen kayo appointed a committee
o we understand from the last resolution—to
devise a safe and sufficient paper money, we will
take the liberty of suggesting that the first thing
to be done is to settle the few cabalistic words to
be engraved on the paper. There is a force and
simplicity in the words " I promise to pay 5/. on
demand" which will not be easily matched by any
mere philosophical formula that we are aware of.
At least, we are sure that the introduction of the
words "supply," "demand," "produce," " honest
labour," " remunerative prices," "strict propor-
tion," " market price of gold," "receivable for
duties " or what not, though ever so ingenious,
would' be thought anythine• but an fmroenreey, t,
and
It is very true that a-e have.bad p
plenty of it, that bore the
the promise for a
much commend, and yet beliedperfectly intelligible
time ; but even thatbrief inapscerrip,ion we so
Ras wasplya a- case of postponed
transaction.
put to it, begged for
;ast4itals"aar-dniatter of necessity. It
payment. The State,
time, or rather took it
said, it We have promised to pay you such and such
We grieve to say that we cannot
sums on demand.
.
We have not the money. But
and at
we trust this horn. ,
'd war will soon be over,
earliestpromplosse.sible moment after the procla-
mationkeep our
the
of peace we will redeem our word, and
pay you in full, 20s. in the pound." The
natural consequence was, that the notes of the
insolvent State were sold at a discount, which varied
according to the prospects of peace. When peace
seemed very remote a 1/.-note passed for only 14s. ;
when near, 18s., or thereabouts ; and when the
very day was fixed for the resumption of cash pay-
ments the bit of paper attained its proper value of
20s. There was no mystery, no philosophy, no
theory of any kind in all this ; nothing that it
could take five minutes to understand. Nobody
ever doubted that even that temporary postpone-
ment, that begging for time, was a national disas-
ter, throwing everything out of gear, unsettling all
pecuniary arrangements, and leaving permanent
traces on the national finance. But there was 710
kind Gf humbug about it. Nobody dreamt that it
was either a recondite stroke of finance or a ne_te
f invention in currency, or a piece of r
e rdeu default,
anything, in fact, but a simple case o
pily re-
only excusable because inevitable, and
deemed at the earliest opportunity.
if 0 find it neces-
sary war goes on year after
year, wear, to lay on
sary to borrow 50,000,0001.
the greatest possi-
OfhacPOurse, if
more and more taxes, to c.iTerof
Russia, and to
ble obstacles to th e tradeonr
labour and capital
turn a large part ofan _
wasteful operations of
idirope is absorbed in the
iwnator—thestiulinffoold.e:icitfivaell E
by sheer
quarrel—wemay at
owners
lengthln er s bo ef drivenoli
end payment, and to beg a few
necessity to susp
the
bank-notes.
the
Bank of England will
go on issu-
ingln that case
which, notwithstanding the promise on
be understood to mean that the
l
owners
will get their money as soon as the war is
their face, will c'" y
The more of such notes there are issued the
years'
notes, r a ace
. from
over.
less certainty will there be of the Bank being able
to fulfil even that deferred promise, and the greater
consequently, will be the depreciation of the paper
and the loss of those who are liable to have their
debts paid, in this comparatively base currency.

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.

The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sngar, corn.
putod from the returns made in the week ending Deo. 4,
1855, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain :
From the British Possessions in America 33s, 3,1,
Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 395. sd.
Average of the two foregoing descriptions ... 38s. 3d

The Ph • •contemn has arrived from Sydney,
with 13,702
"tees of gold and 11,209 sovereigns, waking a total
of 66,0Q0/. The sovereigns wili go to the Bank of Eng•
laud, but the other gold will most likely bo gent to Pal*