The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

TILE MAGAZINES.

BLACKWOOD.—" My Latest Vacation Excursion"
is the title of the first article, which will not suit
the admirers of the German nation, for it disposes
unmercifully of the peculiarities and prejudices of
that nation, and discloses some secrets which
doubtless the inhabit eats of Fatherland would rather have
had left in a convenient obscurity. There is no mincing
the matter here, however, and in plain terms we find some
striking specialities put forth as distinctive specimens of the
style of German management. Four heavy weights, we
are told, press down the population in Germany, and keep
them from attaining to any height in greatness or good-
ness. These are, " exe:ss in eating, excess in drinking,
excess in smoking, and excess in the inhaling of foul air."
It must be confessed that such a sketch is not a very fl tit-
tering one, and that it is not very creditable to any country
to possess such a reputation ; but the descriptions are very
ingeniously given, ar d there is little doubt remaining on the
mind of the reader as to his having perused a genuine his-
tory of the manners and customs of the Germans. Great
stress is laid upon the want of fresh air which distinguishes
the country ; and it is said that the German outrages all
sanitary laws, and contrives to do without any of that pure
atmosphere which has been considered by many as essen-
tial to the well-being of the human frame. When we hear
of shopkeepers so aft aid of inhaling the outer air that they
shut up their shops and transact business with their cus-
tomers through a hole in the window, it seems difficult to
understand how anyone can exist in comparative health or
strength. A comparison is instituted between the phlegmatic
Germans and the energetic manner in which the people of
this country pursue their way, and it is said with great
truth that "ours is the true developm_nt of the race; our
activity does not wear us out; we thrive by it; it confers
the health and strength proper to its own purposes, and,
after a longer lease of life, sends us to our account with a
far longer list of services to our race than the dozing
devotee of laziness and sensual enjoyment can show."
Altogether there is much to win notice in this sketch of
foreign manners, and some may gain an insight into a life
of which they know very little in reality, however much
they may think they do. "Tony Butler" is continued,
and in this number it progresses somewhat, for he joins the
Garibaldian expedition, and we learn that he is heir to a
large fortune, but divers untoward circumstances prevent
his hearing of his good luck. Mrs Trafford is not at all an
attractive character. She gets mixed up in various cent a-
sions, from her imprudent mode of proceeding, and one is
really at a loss to divine her intentions and comprehend her
sentiments from her uncertain words and fitful actions,
"Enoch Arden'.' is a very interesting article, that does full
justice to the merits of the Poet-Laureate, while it con-
tains just criticism on some of his particularities. It is
truly said that the author would have done better to have
ended the poem with the impressive lines which record the
death of the wanderer, and his touching words, "A sail I
a sail—l am saved I" Of this it is affirmed that "they
tell us that what he preyed for in those long years of banish-
ment to which his mind has Rendered back has come at
last, the ship to take him to the true haven, and that the
exile has at length been fetched home.l! "The His-
tory of our Lord" is a thoughtful and reflective paper,
which presents to our consideration the full sublimity
and majesty of the subject, and enters fully into the
requiremoats of the case. " Cornelius O'Dowd
upon Women, and other Things in General !! is
continued, and we meet with the racy style and general
analysis of events and persons which have before lent such
vigour and vivacity to the pages of this writer. There is
one treatise on Servants which souse will turn to ; the most
unfavourable view is taken of this class of beings, and,
after a humorous sketch of the domestic miseries that they
inflict upon us, the writer pathetically exclaims, " 'Why can
modern mechanical genius do nothing for us? Oh for a
steam butler and a self-acting housemaid I Oh, for a cook
that a man could wind up like an eight day clock and never
think of till the end of the week." "Ranting on Corpu-
lence" is an article that contains some very wiss remarks
upon the mistakes into which people may fall, who start
with the notion that they must get rid of their superfluous
flesh at any cost. These will do well to ponder the
warnings here addressed to them before they seriously
injure their constitutions, and undermine their health, by
their sudden changes and their wild extremes. Most readers
who have studied the subject will agree in the truth of the
concluding passage, which says that a " mixed diet is the
best : and after all that has been said and written on the sub-
ject temperance is the one thing needful to secure a man
against the evils of inordinate obesity." " The Three Foot
Rule" is a lively song about the dislike of a workman to the
modern innovations that are threatened in the way of stan
dards of measure. " General M' Clellan" is the conolud

ing subject met with, and of course just now is a very
appropriate sketch ; it mill be read with interest
and deservedly so, for the tone of the writer is
fair and impartial, and he beings the complicated case be-
fore us in a manner that is in every way suitable. It is said
that the General stands out in " honourable distinction"
from those of the North who have boon prominently put
forward during the war, and that he has displayed many
qualities which give him a fair title to consideration and a
great claim to respect'. It is truly stated that the election
of M'Clellan would go far to retrieve the deep stigma
which now rests upon the North, for his elevation to office
would mean humane and civi'ised war."

DUBLIN.—" England and her Colonies" is the
first subject met with. It refers to some difficulties
that have arisen lately in respect to our dealings
with our distant possessions; and it is truly said
that at the next general election this question will
be one of the important points to settle between the candi-
dates and their constituents. There is much force in many
of the remarks here made, and especially in the concluling
passages, where it is affirmed that the security of England
in respect to her colonies is that she lets them have their
way, and also that it is the mission of England to plant colo-
nies, and it will be her disgrace if they are not planted legi-
timately, and governed, as long as their government is in
her hands, wisely. " Uncle Silas and Maud Ruthyn" is
continued at some length : it is a most complicated narra-
tive, and the author's powers of depicting the mystic and
describing the marvellous, have full scope in the fitful
scenes put before us. The story is more curious than agree-
able, and the reader is more likely to look upon it as a spe-
cimen of ingenious design and brilliant execution than of
pleasing delineation and attractive recitals, It, is not, how-
ever, of the sensational style, but belongs to the romantic
type of an earlier generation in its exciting and eventful
pages. " Goethe's Faustus," second part, is a sketch that
attracts attention from the thorough investigation of its
subject, and the light which is brought to bear upon a diffi-
cult study. Dr Anster's translation of this great work is
highly commended, and it is observed that " the universal
verdict of cultivated criticism has long indicated the first
portion of the work to ha the most compete poetic transla-
tion in English literature," and that the second part is
worthy of its predecessor. " Venice, its Interior Life," puts
some pictures before us that are always welcome, as are all
accounts of' the whilom, " Queen of the Adriatic." "Fairy
Alice" is a charming sketch of one of those delightful little
creatures, who seem sent as a glimpse of above, and come
awhile to cheer our earth ere they shall grace their native
heaven. Touchingly sad is the record of the little fairy's
sojourn in her home, of which she was the light and glory.
Heaven gives its favourites early death, was true of her es
of many like her, and her last action was a very character-
istic one, for she strove to bo a peacemaker and to unite her
parents in the bonds of unity, for they were most uncon-
genial natures, and only agreed in love of her. "George
Anne Bellamy, an Irish Actress," is a retrospect of a cele-
brated career; her end was a very sad one, and it is in con-

elusion that, with all her faults and frailties, sho endea-
voured to Promote the comforts of others, and never
employed either riches or talents when in satence or
splendour, to render any one miserable. Reader, here is a
biography which emphatically tells its moral; ponder over
it, and profit by its lesson." " The Drama, Classic and
Romantic, in Paris" is an interesting account, and it is
satisfactory to find that the tone of the French stage is now
improved under the rules imposed on theatrical perform-
ances. " Browning's Dramatis Personae" is a suggestive
article that demands attention, and some other subjects of
interest, such as the " Grand Fair," &c., combine to corn
plete the contents of this number.

FRASER.—An article on the peasant proprietors
of the Drome opens a very good number of an old
friend and favourite. It examines very thoroughly
into the different systems of proprietorship which
are prevalent in France and in England. The difference
is familiar to most persons, and conbists in the different
mode of inheriting the land. In Franco an estate is usually
divided equally among the children of the owner—in Eng-
land it romaias the property of the eldest son. The result is,
as the writer puts it, that in Greatßritain, as a general rule,
the land is the heritage of a few large proprietors, in France
it is shared among the people. Of course there are not
wanting advocates of both systems, and those who would
like to know something more of the working of the French
one will do well to read the article before us, which is
written by one whom a long residence in the country has
made familiar with his subject. Mr Furstor's able works

on the reign of Charles I. form the topic of an interesting
and well-written paper. Popular Education is a subject
which has been worn somewhat threadbare ; still there is
no doubt that the question has many aides, and that we
have not yet found the best way of educating our labouring
classes. The story of " Gilbert Rugge" proceeds with
some interest, though the events move somewhat slowly.
We learn from the present chapters that the poor maniac
who is kept secreted in the lonely cottage is the eldest scn
_ _

of the Lieutenant. "A Chapter showing How We Live
at Awarnutu" gives an interesting account of military life
in New Zialand, which at the pres„nt moment will not be

unaccoptablo to the public. The contributions of A Cam-

paignor at Home and The London Recluse are, as usual,
among the best things in the number. The former tells a

graphic story of Scottish love, which unhappily ends _—
in a
tragedy._ The latter finds courage to declare what all the

world believes and acts upon, though it thinks proper to
clotly it— that works of fiction form a very necessary and
valuablti part of our intellectual and moral training.

THE UNITED SERVICE keeps up its naval and
military character with true bpirit and increabed

zeal, if we may judge by its several articles for this
month. The first is of national importance both as
respects the present and the consequences likely to
result in the future. Our naval dockyards are the
natural homes of our shipping, and no cost should be
considered too much for keeping them well in order
for any exigency that may arise. To this subject
we have repeatedly called public attention, and
of late even the Parliament has been awakened to the
necessity of keeping the cradle of our maritime greatness
in a state ready for any emergency. It would appear ridi-
culous, but for its actual truth, to learn that a nation which
has fleets spreading over every sea, in case of a sudden
disaster, should find it difficult to provide for the repair of
the chief arm on which its safety mainly rests. But such
is and has been actually the case. And it is only when the
progress of science has now stimulated our enterprise to
more exertion that the necessity of keeping pace with the
extension of commerce has startled our rulers to a proper
sense of their duty. The state of our eockyards at home
h'-:s been found of late to be very poor indeed, but the tare:
want of shipping accommodation for repairs abroad is a
national disgrace. It is tho more so when we consider the
large sums annually wasted by what is termed the naval
estimates. It has become a national reproach, and the pub-
lic now have taken it up in a spirit which will brook no fur-
ther shaling or delay. So the Admiralty have been com-
pelled to look to the matter, and as a proof ( f their earnest-
ness the principal members of the board have gone to Malta
for the purpose of seeing with their own eyes the merits of
the dock accommodation at that important station. The
next article is on the "Dragoon, his horse, and trimming,"
and gives an excellent summary of the mode, or rather want
of mode, in which_the discipline of our cavalry has been
conducted, The writer is evidently a practical officer, who
fully understands the subject, and his suggestions are well
worthy the . immediate attention of the Horse Guards.
What is wanted in our country, he says, is a faster pace,
for that in 99 cases out of 100 in attack surprise ensures
success, and in these sharp attacks "surprise is the mother
of miracles." "On Maritime Invasions" is another good
article, full of information, both as regards ancient and
modern enterprise. " Oswald Hastings" and other
papers serve to keep up the character of tite journal and
its acknowledged reputation in naval and military matters.
How to dispose of the sewage of our towns and cities has
long been a question to puzzle the practical reformer. It
has been long familiar to the public that, were " the matter
in the wrong place" transferred to the right place, not only
would some millions bo saved and evil influences avoided,
but as much positive good would be gained as positive evil
removed. The gases which poison the air, and spread fever
and pestilence through the lanes and alleys of our cities,
would, if spread over the face of the earth beyond their
walls, give vigour and stimulus to all beneficial growths.
In the face of this absolute certainty, no way of reconciling
fact with theory has yet been formed, and wo have gone on
poisoning our rivers, and devising new and costly schemes
of drainage, while our agriculturists are annually incurring
great expense to procure manure for their lands. The mem-
bers of the Metropolitan Board having, of course, long been
familiar with these facts, have recently determined to see
for themselves the actual results of a practical experiment.
They have therefore betaken themselves to Carlisle, and
have carefully inspected the works now in operation in
that city, under the superintendence of Mr Alexander
M'Dougall, for the utilisation of sewage. The result of
their inspection was highly favourable to the experiment,
and the general arrangement of Mr M'Dougall's works
secured their ready approval. Tho area irrigated is
about 6) acres, and the sewage is first deodorised and
disinfected by being mixed with carbolic acid and
lime water. Any deteriorating effects which herbage
grown on the soil thus irrigated might have experienced are
completely obviated by the 1189 of this fluid, and the deodo-
rizing element is even said to have a beneficial effect on the
health of the sheep that are put to graze on the land, having
a tendency to cure tootrot. The fine grasses, which in
other cases were sacrificed by the employment of sewage as
a manure, are proved by this new system to be preserved
unhurt—a result naturally of much importance to the cul-
tivator. The stock generally are found greatly to prefer
the irrigated land to the neighbouring meadows, a fact
easily accounted for by the increased luxuriance of the
grass. Mr M•Dougall reckons the produce of the irrigated
land to be four or five times as great as that of other parts.
According to the method followed, each part of the land is
irrigated three times a year, which is sufficient, from the
evidence of the owner, to raise its value to double the

former amount. The Board of Works were much gratified
by the result of their inspection, and having completed their
survey, pursued their route to Scotland. It is to be hoped
that this practical evidence of what can be done in this
matter will rouse their slumbering energies, and bring for-
ward some well considered plan for carrying out, on an
enlarged scale, a change that promises to be of so much
public benefit.

TEMPLE BAR,—" The Doctor's Wife," as usual,
is the prominent feature of interest in this number.
It is not yet completed, but records some important
events. The fearful Mr Sleaford keeps his promise,
and all but kills the luckless Roland Lansdell,
while simple George Gilbert breathes his last. His
unattractive career reached its close in pact) and quiet, and
if ho was not distinguished in life, ho met death with more
composure than many who have led far more brilliant
courses. Isabel's character becomes rapidly formed amid
the scenes of trial through which she passes, and the por-
traiture of her life which is hero presented is true to nature

iu its lights and shades. " The Streets of the World," by
G. Sala, this time takes us to almost forbidden ground—the
city of St. Petersburg—the Balsekoi Morskaia, The chief
incident here chronicled is a very uncomfortable visit paid
to a grand General for the purpose of obtaining a passport.
This account does not tend to enhance very favourably any
opinion the reader may entertain of Russian courtesy and
good management. A very readable article is that entitled
"Military Occupations, Amusements, and Punishments."
It is written in a fair spirit, and whatever cause its stric-
tures may have to occasion umbrage among military autho-
rities generally, to the unbiassed and impartial reader they
will appear alike straightforward and well-timed. In the
first place, what can be more reprehensible than tho want
of occupation which our soldiers have to endure. This is
a fruitful source of intemperance in itself, and yet
no one troubles himself to endeavour to rectify the
evil among the many martinets who are ready to deal
destruction to all who do not strictly conform to their most
trivial orders, and obey their punctilious regulations. The
"lash" is here very properly called " a standing disgrace
to our military code." It is stated that the only deterring
influence that this custom holds out, is to prevent young
meL ef a better class frcm entering the army, because they
very naturally shrink frcm a service where such a disgrace-
ful possibility hangs over them. "In nearly a quarter of a
century's experience wile soldiers, the writer has always,
and without a single exception, found flogging makes a
goof man bad, and a bad man worse." It would be well it
due attention were paid to the suggestions of this article,
for it contains much matter that can hear !elite:ion and
inquiry. The state of an army ought to be looked into in
a higher sense and a better spirit than it is, and truly is it
hero affirmed, that " the theory of making soldiers anything
more than mere machines for parade or guard, of which
real care was to be taken in their leisure hours, is new in
England, the practice is still more so." May it not be said
without exaggerati n, that until this anomaly be put an
end to there will be a blot upon our military escutcheon
which nothing can efface. " Broken to Harness" and
"Paid in Full" both progress considerably this month. In
the former Kate Mellon is in great difficulty and meets with
a serious accident through incautious vehemence, In the
latter the plotter, Ledbitter, is himself plotted against, and
we may expect some startling events before the denouement.
"De Mortals is a lively little sketch, which disposes of
many time-honoured measures in a manner that will raise
the direst wrath of old-fashioned persons, but nevertheless
with some show of reason. "The Queen's Necklace" is a
sketch of one of the most extraordinary things of its kind
that have ever taken place in the annals of court intrigue
or the records of high life scandals and mysteries. A very
clear account is here given, and many will be glad of this
opportunity to refresh their minds with a resu,•me of events
which, trifling in themselves, led to important consequences,
the issues of which have not been fully worked out. It is
truly stated that " Here has it been said that the trial of the
necklace was the prologue to the Revolution." " Tripping
it Lightly" is an agreeable reminiscence of a cheap excur-
sion taken in defiance of the advice of those who looked on
money as everything, and sneered at one wise enough to
make the most of his means and of his time. "Not wisely
but too well" is the title of some verses that are nothing
particular in its style, and records the loves of ono who can
inspire no sympathy for his trouble because he is wanting
in self-respect. "The Equinox" is a melancholy little
sketch of the stormy elements, which is appropriate at this
inclement season.

CORNUILL,—" Armadale" is a new story oGm-
menced in this number, It is very peculiar and
certainly original in its style. It is al ways a ven-
turesome undertaking when a tale commences in an
impressive manner, and it remains to be seen
it
this one will fu'ill its intentions, and redeem the
promise of its spring. Some of the characters met with are
sketched in a masterly style, The old Scotchman stands
out in a lifelike manner, with his doubts and his decision,
the wife of the sick man is excellently pourtrayed in her
jellous fears and her deep distress, and altogether we have
the prospect of an exciting and interesting tale before us,
" Middle-class Education in England" refers to the train-
ing of girls, It contains some usef al hints in its general
survey and particular criticism, and no one can deny the
justice of some of the strictures met with as to the faulty
method of the teaching which is called education on the
principle of lucus non lucencio. After referring to the very
successful experiment made last year in applying the Cam-
bridge examination to girls as well as boys, the writer ob-
serves that with the knowledge and experience now gained
we may hope " to see principle and method introduced into
the chaos from which something like order is beginning to
arise, and even the next generation much better qualified
than the present or the last to justify and confirm the tra
ditional lofty and benign reputation of the womanhood of
England," "A tete-a• tat: Social Science Discussion" is a
curious sketch that is amusingly told, " Wives and Daugh-
ters" is continued, and the "new mama," in perspective

is a sad picture for pcor Molly. Mrs Kirkpatrick does
appear very charming as a bride, and the fears of the pi
little maiden are not ungroundless as such misgivings
trouble sometimes are. 'The Scottish Farm Labourer' is
instructive sketch that brings before us some noticeable fi
tures of its class, and mentions some glaring evils; it is st
that the owners of the soil too often reverse the sentirai
Lord Broughton. " I well know and esteem this rule of :
father's—rather build two cottages than ruler one 0
"At, Rest" is a very pleasing poem. Il
simple and touching in its truthfulness, and the grief tl
is merged in hope and faith is thus fully expressed in 111
lines':

I shall yet hear thy voice and see thy smile
In the bright morning when thou shalt awaken.

Colonel Gordon's Exploits in China is an article that ref
to momentous occurrences, and tells of what can be done
spirit and enterpr'so.
MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE.—Contrary to the uEt
custom, Macmillan opens with an instalment
fiction, and the twelfth part of the history of "
S)n of the Soil" is the first thing to greet ti
reader. Very eventful in the history of Col
Camr bell does this chapter prove, leaving hint
the fulfilment of ono part of his Mentor Lauderdale's 131
diction—betrothed to the gentle Alice, although by
means having realised the other part of his prophecy
falling in love. Mr Christie contributes an interestit
paper on the Cambridge "Apostles," a name somewb
flippantly given to a conversazione society at the Univi
city, which has numbered among its ranks some of Li
ablest men of the day, including the Laureate, the anal
of "Friends in Council," and many a man of mark in a
politics, and ;letters. A paper on William Blake, prink
pally culled from Mr Gilchrist's life of him, sketches
brief but graphic outline the career of a strange 1;
g.f ted man. Mr Dicey, in a very sensible and temperate
written article, conclusively disposes of the pretensions
the Brothers Davenport. He admits that he could it
discover the mechanism by which the trick was effects
and even goes so far as to say that he does not entirely di
claim all belief in spiritualism, but he very pertinent
asks, " Was it more likely that I should be unable to di
cover a trick of sleight of hand, or that a supernatur
operation should be performed at the price of ten guineas
hour, lights included ?" "The Hillyars and the Burtonl
proceeds, and the good fortune which has long been dawnil
on the Burton family culminates in the patriarch of ti
family becoming owner of a desolate track of land containiZ
a rich copper mine. The fortunes of the Hillyars are lei
flourishing, and it is difficult to unwind the thread of then
from the entangled web, which the author by the agena
of incoherent Sir George, crazy Lady Hillyar, and mystl
rious Samuel, thinks proper to weave. The article o

" Claus Seidelin," a Danish apothecary of the last ce

tury, is full of curious and amusing anecdotes, and a page
entitled " About Trm, or What they do at Schwalbacbt
gives a pleasant picture of those German baths which haV
boon honoured this year by the presence of the Empresses

LONDON SOCIETY.—The opening record of th'
experiences of" Miss Pink's First Season," finds
place in this number, and many a fair belle of tb
season may recal her own sentiments as a debut:ant
while studying it. " Politeness, Insular and COa
tinental," is a readable papor, showing how they manaP
some things better in Franco, if others not so well. "11
Merchant Princes of England" are continued, and we wee
with a sketch of one whose career well deserves to be hell
in grateful recollection by Londoners, Sir Hugh Myddletoll
to whom we are indebted for the New River, Gerrao
Baths are seemingly in vogue, for we have a description°
Baden-Baden, the elysium cf gamesters. " Rose Blacket
and her Lovers" is a pleasant little tale, possessing
now rare recommendation of beginning and endi°l
uader one cover;' and " B tck and Front" gives an enter
taining summary of poor Nathaniel Hawthorne's Bore
what crabbed criticism on England and the English.
illustrations are, as usual, plentiful and life-like,

GOOD WORDS.—Mrs. Wood's interesting story
of " Oswald Cray" proceeds with rapidity, and it/
seemingly nearing its conclusion. Poor Caroline
Cray is sinking under the misfortunes that hay!
come upon her, and a general. ecluircissement 1°
apparently approaching. The editor contributes an ess9/
on the "Principles of Christian Toleration," which deserVe°
careful reading; and Mr Plumptre gives us an account 01,
the old age of the Prophet Isaiah. There is a very interest'
ing paper by Isaac Taylor, entitled, "A Family Pen," 111
which he gives some details of the literary labours of his re'
latives. The names of Jane Taylor and her sister are do,
servedlyknown and cherished wherever the 'Original PoePlso
have found their way, and where have they not found It,;
Their wide and enduring popularity sufficiently proves tiaelo
intrinsic worth; and, as the brother with honourable prida
observes, they have been instrumental in helping forwer,
the early training of two or three generations. An Englisl3,
woman abroad contributes as account of country life ti
Sweden. Mr Gosso proceeds with his "Year at the Shod`
and there are several other papers of var) ing interest.
TIIE QUIVER. Part I. New Series.—This
well-conducted serial of a religious and moral cb°:
rector, designed for family reading among tli;
middle classes. It has been established for b 0111;
years ; but so many now competitors have recently °Po
peared on the scene, that it has been thought desirable t,
improve it, and increase its general interest. The depart
rnent for young people is especially pleasant and attracti°
and a highly interesting account of the Earlswood AsYll
comes under the head of "London, and its Labours °,,
Love." True to the End" is a story of domestic life tlas:l
can scarcely fail to awaken the reader's attention, and 030
are many miscellaneous papers of merit.
THE SUNDAY MAGAZINE.—This new serials
which comes before us with the recommendation 0
Dr. Guthrie's editorship, contains many valuable
and instructive papers. The account of the labours of the
Bible women is especially interesting; and the " Lif°
Blaiso Pascal" deserves to be better known to Erigli6P
readers,

LE FOLLET.—This "glass of Fashion" shows 116
as usual, the costumes of the day to full advantage/
and exhibits likewise to the eager eyes of its fait
t
votaries the several designs for mantles and willtea
wraps of various descriptions. Tales and poems are ocl°s
to divert the reader from the more serious studies of the
of the toilette, and the usual attractions of Le _Follei are IA
no way diminished.

THE ECLECTIC has some interesting papers'
prominent among which we may notice a review of id,if
Babbage's • • Passages from the Life of a Philocepher“
an article on Marietta's discoveries in Egypt.
NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL has an article 011
the North London Industrial Exhibition, as well as other°
on the recent explosion and on engineering monstroaitil
We find, of course. the customary record of patents to
improvements.

AN OIL ARISTOCRACY.—At one time California
poured its treasure into the lap of the iruperill
city of the New World. The world then became all agl
°
upon the subject of gold discoveries. Great Britain cuu°l3"
the fever, and, adopting American ingenuity and ide66
opened the glittering caverns of Australia to the eyes of its
poor and for the benefit of the English aristocracy. tjt:,
will try to "strike ile" next. The California aristocrao
had its day, its fashionable period. Other aristocracies f°/;
lowed—codfish, blubber, anthracite, and shoddy. J3jj
among all these, with all the fashion and luxury they cod,
command, the city of Now York never before reached ',-
present degree of prosperity and magnificence. Abe.
aristocracy has risen as with a wand of magic. Petrolia is
its name. It has given a lively impulse to fashionable
movements. It has added a glittering spur to fashionabij
developement. It has brought some of the sturdy c''
Knickerbockers from their dusty desks and from fllul
solid old mahogany sideboards to look with favour 03;
smiles upon it. A new joy has been discovered, and s'
New York rejoices. The equipages on the Park ware
never more dashing nor numerous. A day or two since
the Park seemed like the dazzling panorama of an Easterg
pageant, with nature and her sublime artist, Frost
to touch the picture with their unapproachable
0
tints, The stores were never better patronised for
and costly goods. The opera was never more gay aid
brilliant. The theatres never better patronised, includinv
" Solon Shingle." The fancy stores, the superb establige
went, like that of Helmbold's, just above the Metropolitati;
never had more lucrative customers, The hotels wore nev6
more crowded, so that you have to order a room a week
advance in order to secure a comfortable one. How is °,l
this ? Where does the money come from ? The fact is
comes from the lavish expenditures of the Petrolia arie e
cracy, whose advent has just been made, who occupy tli
best apartments in our best hotels, who are just enteripvg
e
upon the fascinating field of fashion, who have just had
wedding at which a million was given and a million takl
and who are bestowing upon the people of New York tl3
treasures which a bounteous earth, richer in liquid weal,l,
':
than California or Australia has poured into their reservoit'
Long live Petrolia I •••.Arc IS York Herald.
WAR STEAMER FOR JAPAN.—The New -i-s•
Times describes the trial trip of the steamer Si
vette Fuseyama, a vessel which has been built by a
York firm for the Government of Japan on an order fto
ceived through the American Minister in Japan, and 10
the consent ei the American Government, The Fuseylt,
is said to be capable of running 12f knots per hour.
has a capacity in coal bunkers for 300 tons of coal, and Wl4
consume from eight to ten tons per day on ordinary steiq.4ie
iug. Her armament consists of one 30-pounder Parrott ri to
in pivot on the topgallant forecastle, two 30-pounder Perr°os
rilles-in broadsides, ono 100-pounder Parrott rifle in PioviA
amidships, four 9-inch Dahlgrens in broadsides, two ly
pounders and two 12-pounders in broadsides—total,
set
guns. The trial trip was very satisfactory, and the verge
is by this time on her way to Japan.
NIA.—Th, -ny

TAsMANIA. .e imports into the eel
it.
Tasmania last year amounted to £902,940, and the 04.13°6"5t
to £999,511. The shipping entered inwards was 117'/5
tons, and outwards 116,143 tons. In the colony 3G7' -of
acres of land were under cultivation, and the nutobel
cattle was 20415, and the number of sheep 1600,811'

Two O'CLOCK.
At the Paris Bourse this day, according to
Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
quoted G4f. 50e.; new account, 64f. 90c. Heavy.
A decline of about it per cent. has taken place in
he English Funds to-day, and there has been very
little animation. The market is no doubt affected
by sales to realise profits. as the position of mone-
tary affairs are very favourable. Consols are 89,1 I
for transfer, and 89; for the account. The New
Tereee and Reduced are 871 1 ; Exchequer Bills,
153. to 23. dis.; and India 5 per Cents., 105± 106.
A heavy tone has also been apparent in the
-"reign Market, and very little business has been
reported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 71± 72;
2e. Consolides, 501 ; xican, 261 27 ; do. New,
64 a ; Greek, 221 p ; Spanish Passive, 311 i; do.
Certificates, 14 a ; Portuguese 46± ; and the Con-
federate Loan, 58; 591' ,
Business in the Railway Share Market has eon•
tinned rather active, and prices have, in most in-
stances, shown increased buoyancy. Caledonian,
Great Northern A Stock, and North Eastern
(Berwick) have each improved 10s., and Great
IL Astern, Brighton, and Manchester,
Lineoin, 53. Sheffield, and
i_The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
change of importance.
Bank, and Miscellaneous Shares are generally at
enhanced prices. City Bank have improved to
.1011_
212 ;
-111°11 of London to 521; Imperial Bank
to ;cLondou and Westminster to 051 ; Hudson
to 4i S.°IIIP"Y to 161 ; and Egyptian Trading

UOVEZI4AttgT r
it
FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consols
n D° 'keel:nulls) Nov. 12 B9t i 5
- Per Cent. Reduced B7/ a i
871 3 i
New 3 per Cent . .
Hew
.. ...........
21 per Cent. ...... ..
1894 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 18
Annuities, 30 yrs, exp. 73
re ,Sth Jan. 18 —
Lo
for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBSs.Bo —
(Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 Tich. Juno.
-Exchequero Bills, £l,OOO, 4& 31 per Cent 2 7ar 1 die 11 die
Do
£5OO
. .••
£lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 6! per Ct.
7/
Do A.ccount..
~ 'NOUN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
215
Andia Stock, 10i per Cent April 1874
.)
Do Account
Do 5 per Cen. July,'
Do 4
Dper Cent. t,
Oct, 18880 los} 6 54
o Certificates ....
D
Do Account —
D 0 1
per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. _
Do 41 pet Cent.
..
100
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent
Do 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872_ ..
__
_Do 51 per Cent., May,,.61.?
—Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 10"
D., Bonds 1,000
Do wader £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
A netrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
5 per Cent
_
B'azia
Doil4lu per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do ;1863 B3
Blienes Ayres 6 per Cent
Do Account.... -
Chilian 6 per Cent.
Do 41 per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
_
baub
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
h 3 per Cent. 1825' -
Do 6 per Cent '1864
-Ecinaclor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
~,, Do, l'rovisonal
Land Warrant....
4,gYptian 7 per Cent 9)i 6 4
1-)0, Second 188110
DO 4106
961- i
eir,_,
,Bonds ........
0 per Cent 1824-5 ex-Coupons —
boDo Account .. " '
221 i
004,0.... ........
.
~ kectuzi .......................
.....
ly).tenale. 6„..r...e.u.•
/t
11)19 1839 a:, TA- '59 t .
tc„,1,01 o Per_en c _ ....... - .... .. ....
csi„,,.._
ic,
open
__t. Alaremmana Railway)
1)0'ao:owl. . k-%. ont„.
to t
864
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo.-
25a 4 i
French ....
Ditto Scrip, 433 paid. . dis
die
I'o French Scrip, E
cilit2' 6c' ....... _ die ± d
Moorish Ira erial 5 per Cent New Granal()la ..
1)0 2 per ,___ ~.:
_---
D, Deterred
..
..... ...........
,I),° Land Warrants (Ilectarcs)
Do Debentures 4 per Ct., April 1864 —
peni .-"o do Aug., 1866 —
i., vlan 41 per Cent
uo 3 .
.., per Cent. (Uribarren) .. . —
'-'° 4/ per Cent., 1862
po, ilz ..• • ....
%Acee 3 tper Cent , 1853
-1)0 Account .. .
1:)., .„
................. .
,3 .
_.
.00 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,
0 Account ..
. 461 fiii
Cent'.................
Ittliriaal 5 per 1822, £ St. —
0 4/ per Cent., 1850
•II .."..
1)0
1860
I),° 3 per Cent 1859 ..
-u..,-100 i Per Cent, 1862 ......
Anglo-Dutch
1)0 S •
PM
8 • ""CriP) £55 paid ............
arAltnian 5 per Cent
. bo Account
84
'l3a,ailih 3 per Cent
1.,.0 Account —
1)0 New Deferred
Do Account ..
1)o Passive ..
314
Do Account
31t
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
110 Account .....
Swedish, 4 per Cent .Do Scrip, £6O paid —
Pm
i trkish 6 per Cent. 1854
891 i
-Do Account....
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
130.£100 Bonds
D1)o 6 per Cent. 1862
Do A count ....................
o £lOO Bonds
. Do 1863 .............
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.....
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid -
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
.Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1861
40 39
Dividends on the above payable in Loudon
kustrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Rclgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f _
Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil
1)0 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Re—
lates, 2 per Cent. _
THREE O'CLOCE.
Donaols, Mono T
89;
DO Acc0unt..........
T_

iver?oolol Cotton Market—This Day,

841111
, pro
okot steady, and improvents fully maintained
eabably 8,000 biles.

811IPPING-THIS DAY,

•
L01T,,,
Westo-,") Nov, 2.—Wind this day at noon—North-
cloud3,t:; Moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
SCE°I•F l''AtotrTrt, Oct. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—
ia, from Cahn atam•
DARTAIOUTEIgaPNov. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—
al ,til cia, from Bremen for Akyab.
fromT 4 °°ll.l Nov. 10—Wind N. E.—Arri ved— NI argaret,
Maanzis. Nov. 2.—Arrived—Zio, from Belfast.
84ild---Carnpsie, for Havannah.
r_L°ITCUL FOYLP, Nov. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Jura,
'°'n Quebec. 4
4'o CA"a
ssaull) .
Nov. I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—President,
4n N
RalcsaLE, Oat. 31.—Wind N.E.—
from Demerara for Arrived—William,
Liv
PoILT5)1011T11 Noverpool.. I.—Wind .
qujesty's ship Edgar, from Pottland. S E.—A.rrived.Her

(:11r If AGNIITIC TELIIGIIAPII,)
Ci ItAYESE ND, Wednesday Morntng,
Arrived, Nov. 9—Leo, steamer, from Rotterdam-
-
antlater, from BoulogneCid, steamer, from Bordeaux—
liolland, steamer, trom Ostend.
piTred--Belgiutn, steamer, for Ostend—Elhio, fort Pert
11)--SeiGtand steamer, for Calais. —Concordia, steamer,
For Boulogte '

Drki,, Wednesday Morning.
ra"Qd---City °f Cashmere, Iroia
Passed Do Loudon, for Cilassow.
-ng"n.ss, Noy. I.—Ann Margaret, from
othenburg, for Btiatol,
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