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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS)
CITY, TWO O'CLOCA»
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday► were e ati•
mated at from 12,000 to 15.000 bales, of which one-I lalf
was taken for export and on speculation. The mar ket
was not quite so active, but closed firmly.--Rsily ray
Shares slightly improved. _

_
There were some changes in the position of the Munk
of England during the week to the 25th ultimo that
might not, perhaps, have been anticipated. The amount
of the discounts and loans was greatly augmented, so
far confirming the assertion that money is somewhat im lore
in demand. The Government account rises steadib ras
the quarter advances. The Bullion, owing to the la rg•
exports recently, shows a slight decrease, but this wee k's
imports will turn the balance very materially, we e cc-
pent. Compared with the previous week, the cluing :es
are as follows:
Notes Issued
Decrease
Rest .••

... 35,132,560
... 21,970
... 3,553,841
••• 1,501
... 8,792,451
—• 781,975
... 11,838,130
••• 81,456
... 1,413,534
••• 20,459
No alteration.
... 11,662,783
337.653
13,619,955

Increase ..„
Public Deposits ...
Increase ~.
Other Deposits
Decrease ...
Seven Day and other Bills
Increase ...
Government Securities ...
Other Securities
Increase
Notes •'•

Increase ... 418,555
Bullion 21,811,596
Decrease ... ... 55,699
Active Circulation 21,512,605
Decrease .. ... 440,525
The official returns made by all the banks in lb a
United Kingdom show a reduction of circulation during g
the four weeks to the 4th ultimo, compared with the 7t. ti
August, and taking the weekly average:—The Bank o
England had issues to the amount of 22,786,0981., ade -
crease of 588,5964 the Private Banks 3,406,6321., a re -
duction of 70,1061., and the Joint Stock Banks o
England 2,764,4441., a curtailment of 49,138/. The Scotol
Banks issued 3,334,1981., an increase of 26,4482, and tk
Irish 4,508,7011, an augmentation of 112,196 L Tb a
total circulation of the United Kingdom was, therefor
36,800,0731., a decrease upon the previous month
569,1961., but an increase compared with the like per is
of 1851, of 4,173,9181, The Bank of England, with tic'
Banks of Scotland and Ireland had last month ab, ant
7,760,0001. more specie than in September, 1851.
Bills of Exchange were quoted yesterday afternoon , on
the principal continental cities at nearly previous rate is.
TriesteE I e2msb4:a ig wash
tohowever,hsi2gherAmsterdam
being lower, and Frankfort
magain.sterclm a
aParist, 90 days. was take a
at l2 Oi to 01, Han 1-
burgh at 13 8i to Bi, and Trieste at 11 43 to 48.
Upon railway matters we have the information sul
joined from Messrs. Lamond and Co.:—

" Schemes for the construction of railways in Porta
gal and Brazil are being organized, but they have nc
yet been publicly brought forward. Sardinian, Swedish
and Danish lines, with guarantees of four per cent., ar
also shortly to appear, so that it is not improbable mud!
greater activity may prevail in this department. Witl
regard to the North Staffordshire arrangement, the pros
pest is rumoured to involve three-quarters of the Londo.
and North-Western dividend, which is not considered
very advantageous offer. All guaranteed railway aeon
particularly in thi
rtobreeiignflunnenndceerdtakblyngthse owwgiirling abundance
criatpieitsalmus
respect. command attention, provided the Government
making the terms have not abused the faith of their ore
ditors, and therefore a new field will be, opened for ape
culation on a large and extended scale."
The amount of
gold exported from London direct
during the week to Thursday last, was 37,791 ounces
partly to Australia, and 15,350 of silver.
The English Stocks have been very inanimate. Con.
to par for Transfer, and par to
998 to
New Five per Cents. have been
Esst India Stock has been at 279.
done
000lnosi for
r realise
Al2cBocn.oluynt 9
Exchequer-bills of March are worth 70a. to 725.
premium. Bank Stock is firm at 230.
previous
sd
ra2tltoT2use,
TanurdkisGhreLoanat
The Foreign Stock-market has been very dull. Mexi-
can nl,oßrbotehni being have
eut tehe
premium.en

Railway Shares have been neglected, but are at
rather fuller rates in some instances. Aberdeen, North-
Western, and South-Western are rather better.
The Mines aro steady but quiet. Brazilian Imperial
have risen.

QUARTER TO THREE.
Oonac ... 99i 100
Ditto Account. Oct. 13 ... 100
BRITISH FUNDS TlllB DAY AT ONE O'CLOCS
(From the Official List.)

per Cent. Consols Anne. . 9974 110
New 5 per Cent. Annuities l2B
In iia Stock 279

Bank Stock for Account 230
Consols for Account 100%, Us
Exch.oner 13ills. 15 d. March. June.
1,0001. ..
.)001.
Small
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT on '7l IP
O'CLOC SE-
Grenada, 14 per Cent. ... ......
...
....
Ditto Deferred
M ...ican Bonds, 1846, 3 per Cent.........
25 24%
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent...
....„ 9% p
Dividends on the above payable in London.

MOLDE, SEPT. 21.—The Auguste Bertha, of Me, atilt
Ouega to Hull, is stranded on the Island of Agerot 101 IP
three ogles from hence, 44c1 fell of wmcri crew saved.

THE MAGAZINES, &c.
FRASER.
The present number opens with a brief and well-
written article on the late Duke of Wellington.
" Hypatia," the " Autobiography of Captain
Digby grand," and " Sketches of Rome under the
Pope and the Republic," the latter recounting the
murder of Count Rossi, and the flight of Pius the
Ninth, are continued. Among the other papers are
two especially worthy of perusal. The one is de-
voted to the character of the great historian of the
" Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire;" the other
to that of our old familiar friend, Sir John Falstaff.
From the latter we extract the following sensible re-
marks on the stage representation of the knightly
debauchee

" The conventional representations on the stage have
given a very erroneous impression of the manners and
person of,,the knight as they were conceived by Shaks-
pere. Our actors exhibit to us, in most cases, an over-
grown mass of flesh covering a cowardly soul; they
degrade Flastaff'a wit into buffoonery, and make..cm. him
put on the manners of a low and vulgar public
Sbakspere intended Falstaff's outward appearance to
be comical—a caricature of debauched manhood; but
a very little stuffing under his waistcoat would answer
all the requirements of the part. The chief
justice charges him with 'an increasing br,ily,,
but with a decreasing leg ' (Henry jv,
Part 11., act 1, ec. 2)—and there can be no reason
for that padding of the limbs by which our stage Falstaff
becomes unwieldy. Mackenzie and other critics have
called attention to the resemblances between Falstaff on
the one hand and Richard and Ingo on the other ; and
there is no doubt that there is much truth in the com-
parison. But, although our best actors are employed to
exhibit the refined sarcasm and pointed wit of the latter,
we seldom find a tragedian, or first comedian, willing to
lend his talents to the proper exhibition of Falstaff.
With the exception of CharleS lismble we know no in-
stance in which Falstaff' has been rescued from the
conventionalities of actors who carry into the part the
boisterous humour of the stage old man, and who think
that if their representation is not gross enough, they will
grossly misrepresent him. May we hope some day to wit-
ness a true performance of Falstaff by some good and
refined actor, who can dissociate wit from vulgarity, and
can appreciate the comical without allowing it to sink
into buffoonery and farce."
As to the aspect and courage of Falstaff, the reviewer
happily observes :

" Aweak man could not have taken on his back the
dead body of Percy, in full armour; a little man would
not have been singled out for hand-to-hand combat by
the Scots' champion, Douglas; a mean-looking man would
not have induced such a famous rebel as Colville of the
Dale to yield himself prisoner, merely on the strength of
his personal appearance; and a genuine coward would
not, in a fierce fray, like the battle of Shrewsbury, have
led his 150 raggamufEas into such danger, that but three
of them were left alive, and they for the town's end
to:beg during life. Even when he is set upon by the
Prince and Poins, he does not abscond until after ex-
changing blows with them. What he wanted was not
disregard of danger, and coolness in the hour of peril,
but chivalry and a sense of honour."

BEN .
There is a great quantityTLEY
of interesting reading in
Bentley for October. A just as well as a favourable
notice of the new Commander-in-Chief will be perused
with pleasure by all who appreciate his distinguished
worth and there is a short parallel between Camillus
and Wellington; from which we have only space to
make the following excerpt :
"Historians often censure Camillus respecting the exe-
cution of Marcus Manlius Capitolinus, and some writers
have cast blame upon Wellington on account of the death
of Marshal Ney. In each case a very bravo soldier was put
to death, in pursuance of thlr setirafee of a competent
tribunal, on a charge of treason. It is probable
that the interposition of Camillus with the Roman Assem-
bly might have saved Manlius and that of Wellington
with the Bourbon King of Franco might have obtained
a pardon for Ney. In neither case can we see any obli-
gation, legal or moral, wherefore that interposition
should have been volunteered, We may observe, how-
ever, that the guilt of Ney was far clearer than that of
Manlius; and that there is not the slightest ground for
Suspecting the English Duke of having investigated the
proceedings against him. It is not equally clear that
Camillus took no part in bringing Manlius to trial."
"The Princess Orsini," " The Saddlebags, or, the
Bridle Roads of Spain," "An Irish Pattern," and
"Reminiscences of a an of the World," are among
the best of the remaining papers. In the latter we
find the following paragraph :
" The genius of Napoleon and the genius of Welling-
ton are the counterparts, one of the other. Napoleon
invented a new science of offensive war, before which all
Europe trembled. Wellington invented the science of
defensive war, by which Europe saved itself. Wellington
never fought an offensive battle; he was always on the
defensive, even in advancing and besieging, the capture
of towns by storm, and rout of armies by a gallant
charge, being so many finales, for which everything had
been prepared. Torres Vedras is the great monument
of his military genius, great as Austerlitz, as Para-
dise Lost,' as Faust,' or Tancredi.' It was original
as grand. Few comprehend it yet, which is one of the
greatest attributes of genius, but it saved an empire."

AINSWORTH.
The number for the current month is mainly made
tip of continuations—viz., "The Lancashire Witches,"
" The Midnight Meeting," " The Bridge of Ben-
dery," " The Confederates," "Florence Hamilton,"
" Old Jack," and " Velthinas." Some recent novels
are criticised in a favourable spirit.

COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY.
"Ballooning in its Infancy" is an attractive title
for a magazine paper, considering the great amount
of public interest excited by the singular feats of
aerostation presented of late at Cremorne Gardens.
Dudley Costello supplies a paper of interest, entitled
" Tile Legends of Chilton Hall." "Literary Leaflets"
devotes its first number to the Humour of Thomas de
Quincey ; and the sixth on the roll of "Female
Novelists" is the author of " Margaret Maitland."
The story of " The Old House of Tregolph" is of
thrilling and mysterious interest, one of those extra-
ordinary events that seem too wonderful to be believed.
" Woodthorpe" is continued. " The Witch Cats in
Schleswig-Holstein" is contributed by John Oxen-
ford. Young Tom Hall's " Heart-aches and
Horses" progresses favourably ; and Doctor
Thompson's work on " Tibet and the Himalaya"
supplies the material of an instructive paper. In the
former the tete. cl-tete between Lord Heartycheer and
the fair Angelena is inexpressibly rich.

COLBURN' 8 UNITED SERVICE.
A memoir of the illustrious Duke whose lamented
death has excited so deep a sensation throughout the
entire nation constitutes, as might be expected,
the chief feature of the present month, in a serial
devoted to the interests of the naval and mili-
tary services. The doubt as to the time and place
of his birth is stated. We believe, however, that
we have given them correctly in stating the 29th
of April, 1769, at Mornington House, Upper
Merrion-street, Dublin. The fact of the certificate
of his baptism at St. Peter's Church, on the 30th
April, proves that he must have been born before
the Ist of May. And, the accouchement of the
Countess of Mornington, the notice of which appeared
in a journal then published in the Irish metropolis,
distinctly establishes the scene where the hero first
saw the light. Several extracts are given from
the daily journals under the head of "'judgment
of the Press," and poor Maxwell's exceed-
ingly interesting life of the great Duke
is largely referred to for his opinions on
general subjects. There are also many interesting
professional papers among which we would particu-
larly notice " The 'Column of Attack," and " The
Cam
Repaign in the Hills," by Surgeon Dartnell, of the
53d giment. The" Treatise on Small Arms "
also appears to be exceedingly carefully prepared.
" Sand and Shells ; or, the Fortunes of Forbessy,"
promises exceedingly well. " Jamaica before the
Emancipation "is also well worthy of perusal. On
the whole the present number well sustains the
iodical.
established reputation of this excellent per

THE NEW CHANCERY ORDERS.—In the new
Chancery rules, in lieu of the present fees allowed to solici-
tors for instructions for bills (which from the commence.
item of next term are to be printed), the following charges
are to be allowed :—For instructions for bill, 1/. 145.; for
making a cony of a bill or claim for the printer, per folio 4d.;
for correcting the proof sheet, per folio 2d. ( the ;Printer's bill
to be paid and allowed); for amending each copy of a bill
or claim to serve where there is no reprint, 133, 4d.; in-
structions for brief (in several matters) to be charged only
once in the progress of a cause, 1/. ls. ;
brief for amending each
of a bill or claim, where there is no reprint, 133.4 d. ;
for perusing and considering the bill on behalf of each de-
fendant, or set of defendants appearing by the same solicitor,
11. Is.

DEATH OF THE KING OF THE BEGGING-LETTER
Imposznus.—Yesterday an inquest was taken by Mr.
Ston
Langham, in the Mil'bank Prison, on the body of Henry
e, aged 40, the most successful of the begging-letter
impostors, of whom he was chief. He was well known
about London, and, having lost one leg, walked on crutches.
Ile had been once before transported for this offence; and
in April of this year he was committed again for a similar
fraud,-cotwieted at the Middlesex sessions, and sentenced
to seven years' transportation: Soon after he entered Mill-
bank prison, Dr. Baly discovered that he was suffering
from pulmonry consumption, and on the 26th of August
he was Put in the infirmary, when everything was done for
him that his complaint admitted of, but he died on Tues-
day
evening, Verdict—Natural Death, from pulmonary
consumption,
ROYAL COLLEGE' OF PHYSICIANS.—At the quar-
terly meeting of the Comitia Majors, held on Thursday,
Sept. 30, the following gentlemen, having undergone the
necessary examinations fur diploma, were admitted members
of the o,3llege:—Dr. Gibbon, St. Bartholomew's Hospital;
Dr. Druitt, Curzon-street, May-fair; also, Dr. Ottley, Pau,
Lower Pyrenees ; Dr. Hill, Bath ; and Dr. Panton, Turriff,
N. 8., were admitted extra-licentiates.
SUBLIMELY RIDICULOUS.—A " Far Western"
reporter gives the following description of a conflagration :
" The devastating element, unsatisfied with floods of water,
belched forth its crimson tints, and spread the fiery flag of
devastation over entire squares, unchecked by the super-
human exertions of the firemen, who seemed like lost spirits
in the halls of Pandemonium, as they flocked around the ter-
rific spectacle."