The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

William Hunt, the Water Colourist.

"A Bunch of May," the property of Mr, Wade, which,
while each pearl-hued petal has every tint and hue of
nature, ar d the most subtle foreshortening of its forms, is,
as a whole, a masterpiece of composition, not only in
massing, but in chiaroscuro and, in its limited scope, in
colour. Before us also is "A Study of Hyacinths," drawn
with a purity and breadth in treatment of form, such as a
Greek painter might envy, solid as a stereoscopic photo-
graph, finished beyond the dreams of a Dutchman, and
incomparably brilliant. There is also a third drawing,
" Grapes, Peach, and Plum" (exhibited at the Water.
Colour Society's Exhibition, 1860), which glows with
Titianesque ardours, and is as vivid, withal as sweet in
tone, as if the fruit it dealt with had ripened in the Golden
Age.
To him we owe a full recognition of the splendour of
colour in common objects. Who else but Hunt could have
painted that " Study of Gold—a Smoked Pilchard " (No.
216, Water-Colour Exhibition, 1860), which is now in use
in our Government Art-Schools as a triumph of colour ? or
produced the " Study of Rose-Grey—a Mushroom," which
accompanied it ? At the now-open Water-Colour Society's
Exhibition is a "Dead Humming-Bird," which glows with
turquoise blue, green and gold, and even from the furthest
side of the room sparkles marvellouslly.
When, at the Exposition Universelle, Paris,- 1855, eleven
of the master's wrks wore shown, the acclamations of the
French attested, first, the surprise of the critics, and, se-
condly, their knowledge of Art, As a humorist and deli.
neater of character, William Hunt obtained at home a
fairer recognition, and those who remember the last ex-
hibited work of this class, "Tie Fly-Fisher" (No. 212,
Water•Colour Exhibition, 1862), will not withhold from
the artist their high admiration. Such admiration was
given to the man who painted, with inimitable humour,
the stealthy creep of the boy's hand behind, and, as he
thinks, away from the sight of that magnificent blue-bottle,
which, if the fisher has his way, will soon be bait irresis-
tible to certain chub. That boy's eyes, glittering with
purpose, his in-held breath, his lightly-lifted shoulders,
his cautious foot-fall and nervous grasp upon the rod, are
points of character such as Hogarth would embrace the
artist for having painted.—Athenvon,

M. SAINTON AND MADAME DOLBY have been
making a successful tour in Holland.
Mu. BENEDICI has finished a new operetta, the
title of which is " The Bride of Song."

THE THEATRE AT CUAMBERY has been destroyed
by fire.
THE FOUR "LIBERAL" CANDIDATES FOR
BRIGHTON are aptly described by the Spectator as
—Mr. Fawcett, a man who, being respectab/o, could never
bo popular in Brighton ; Mr. Julian Goldeu►id, whose chief
recommendation was his property walla the borough; Mr.
Pumas, who had no recommendation a', all; and a Mr.
Harper, whose claim was that ho thought all Catholics
must be damned.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY NIGUT.—Mr. Whipple, of
Boston, has produced effective photographs of the fountain
on Boston Common, illuminated by the electric light. The
spray of the fountain, the leaves of the trees, and the per-
sons under them aro distinctly rendered.
HANSOM CABS have been introduced into the
island of Trinidad, in the West Indies.

DIE ROMAN TUMULI SAY ED.—The struggle of
our antiquaries in favour of preserving the Roman
tumuli at Birtlow has been crowned with success. Even
railway boards are not insensible to earnest and unselfish
appeals on behalf of science, and the engineer of the Great
Eastern Railway has contrived to lay his lines so as to
avoid disturbing these Roman remains.
ARCIIBISHOP WLIATELY and Doctor Gregg, the
new Bishop of Cori:—interlocutors at dinner I—Arch-
bishop : " Come, though you aro John Cork, you mustn't
stop the bottle here." Bishop answering, nut inaptly—" I
see your lordship is determined to draw me out."
A PUZZLING QUERY.—Question: If Brigham
Young, the Mormon, wore to lose one of his 63 wives, would
he be a widower ? Answer ?—Not enough
,to hurt him.—
American paper.
KING KAMEHAMEHA, who died on the 30th of Novem-
ber, as sovereign of Ilawa:i, expiring of grief from the loss
of hid only eon, was a man of rare physical powers, of ele-
gant tastes, keen perceptions, who could enjoy Kingsley,
Thackoray, Tennyedn, and was ever quoting Shak.-
opera,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTERS TELEGRAIL.';.]

THE WAR► IN SCHLESWIG.

THE DEMOLITION OF THE DANNEWIRKE,

SCHLES WIG, FEB. 21.

One hundred sappers have arrived here, and
forthwith commenced the razing of the Danne-
wirke.

Four hundred labourers aro assisting in the
work of demolition.

THE WURZBURG CONFERENCE,
WURZBURG, FEB. 22.

The Conference of Ministers, held in this city,
has agreed to the proposition of Saxony, that the
minor States should be united in their attitude in
the event of the Great German Powers endeavour-
ing to withdraw forcibly from the Federal Diet,
the right of disposing of Holstein.
It was also resolved not to sanction any conven-
tion affceting the rights of the Duchies, and that
the Federal Diet alone has to decide on the succes-
sion question.

The Conference further resolved that more Fede-
ral troops should be sent to secure Holstein, and
that preparations be made for the mobilisation of
the armies of the minor States

SEIZURE OF A BRITISH STEAMER AT
MALAGA.
MADRID, FEB. 20.

The British steamer Princess, which touched at
Malaga to take in coal, has been seized by the
authorities of that port. It was discovered that
she carried in her hold some rifled cannon, muskets,
ammunition, and other warlike effects.

The seizure was effected on accounnt of her des-
tination being unknown.

GREECE,

TRIES fE, FEB. 20.

Advices received here from Atheas state that the
Greek National Assembly has empowered the
Finance Minister to issue credit bonds for 3,000,000
drachmas, which will have a forced currency.
Riots have taken place in Athens, owing to th 9
editor of one of the papers having been insulted by
the son of Chamberlai❑ Sontzo. The Chamberlain
has been dismissed from his post, as implicated in
the affair.
Instructions have been sent to the Greek Ambas-
sador in London to procure a modification of the
treaty for the cession of the lonian Islands.

PORTUGAL.

LISBON, FEB. 15.

It is stated that Senher Antonio Jose d'Avila,
lately elevated to the peerage, under the title of
Count d'Avila, will be sent to Paris as Minister
Plenipotentiary, the Viscount de Paiva being trans-
ferred to Madrid. Sanhor,Soveral, the Minister at
Madrid, to remain for tho present out of office. It
is also added that the D ake de Saldanha, at present
Ambassador at Rome, to be transferred to London.
Sanhor Carlos Ramiro Continho has been created
Baron de Barceillinhos. It is said that other
nominations are about to be made.

The Di trio publishes the decree giving the con.
cession to the Portugal Iron and Coal Company.

FRANCE.

GREAT FALL OF SNOW IN FRANCE.
PARIS, FEB. 22.

Telegrams received here announce that enor-
mous quantities of snow have fallen in the de-
partments of lierault, Aude, Ardeche, Rhone, and
Drome, and that the railway traffic is interrppted

in consequence.
BOURSE, Feb. 2O.—Stock has been rather offered
since the commencement of business, and prices
have kept gradually receding. Threes, for the
Account, are now at 66f. 40c. Mobilier also show
lower quotations, the present rate being 1,042 f. 50e.
The Railway Market has been without much ani-
mation, and prices remain without any material
variation. The market left off as follows :-
41 per Cents .. 95 60 Italian Loan 67 90
Do. end month.... Do. end month —
3 per Cents
Do. end month.... 66 35 Do. end month —
Credit M0bi1ier....1042 50 Russian
Do. end month. .1042 J Austrian

Bank Shares - 3290-
Credit Fonder 1275
Roman ..

Spanish Threes 51 25
Home Debt
Deferred
f Alfa.
Cash. Account.
Orleans lOO6 .. 1005
Northerli
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean _ _
New ditto —
Southern 657 50 .. 658 75
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 385
Austrian
Lombard
North of Spain
Saragossa 6S7 50 .. 585
Ditto to Barcelona

RA IL

933 75 .. 935 -

Peace Propositions in the Confederate

Congress.

(From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 8.)

Tha following extraordinary resolutions were
yesterday introduced in the House of Representa-
tives by Mr. Wright, of Georgia. The house went
into secret session before taking any action upon
them :
Whereas, the President of the United States in a late
public communication, did declare that no propositions for
peace had been made to that Government by the Confede-
rate States, when, in truth, such propositions were pre-
vented from being made by the President of the United
States in that ho refused to hear, or even to receive, two
commissioners appointed to treat expressly of the preserva-
tion of amicabl,3 relations between the two Governments.
Nevertheless, that the Confederate States may stand jus •
tified in the sight of the conservative men of the North of
all parties, and that tho world may know which of the two
Governments it is that urges on a war unparalleled for the
fierceness of the conflict, and intensifying into a sectional
hatred unsurpassed in the annals of mankind. Therefore
Resolved, —That the Confederate States invite the
United States, through their Government at Washington,
to meet them by representatives equal to their representa-
tives-and senators in their respective Congress at ,on
the day of next, to consider,
1. Whether they cannot agree upon the recognition of
the Confederate States of America.
2. In the event of such recognition, whether they cannot
agree upon the formation of a new Government, founded
upon the equality and sovereignty of the States ; but if this
cannot be done, to consider,
3. Whether they cannot agree upon treaties, offensive,
defensive, and commercial.
Resolved,—ln the event of the passage of these resolu-
tions, the President bo requested to communicate the same
to the Government at -Washington, in such manner as he
shall deem most in accordance with the-usages of nations;
and in the event of their acceptance by that Government,
he do issue his proclamation of election of delegates, under
such regulations as he may deem expedient. •

WHAT MEANS THIS P—A very singular scene
was exbiibted, we are informed by those :present,
at the Worcester depot on Sunday evening, upon the arri-
val of a considerable body of Confederate prisoners under
the escort of the Ellsworth Zouavee. Although the hour
was late, a large body of men and boys, amounting to se-
veral hundreds, had collected around the depot, in antici-
pation of the arrival of these prisoners, and welcomed
them with signficant shouts of sympathy. Tha rush was
altogether too powerful for the escort, which threatened
some violence, but soon relinquished the idea upon threats
of retaliation, so that the crowd uttered cheers for various
distinguished personages in the rebel territory, and the
prisoners united iu singing characteristic songs. Some of
the prisoners who wore ill were taken up by the outsiders
and carried along; many of the crowd were mingled up in
the ranks as the body moved thrcug,h the streets ; nor did
they abandon their deuturtstiation until the prisoners were
fairly delivered up at their quarters,—.l3oBCott COUrier,
Feb, 2,

LITERATURE.

Peculiar. A. rnlo of the Groat Txansition, By
Epee Sargent. Edited by Wiiliam Howitt. 'Three

Vols. Hurst and Blackett.

Mr. William Howitt introduces to the English
public an authorised version of this new American
novel, which he tells us is "flashing through the
United States, like a new Uncle Tom'' Peculiar'
here, Peculiar' there, Peculiar' everywhere."
Mr. Howitt himself is evidently greatly impressed
with the attractive character of the work to which
he stands sponsor. 0 What a crowd of people" he
says, " What a host of new characters I How
strangely they talk ! If such a thing es a kaleidos-
copical photograph were possible, here it is! Gen-
tlemen, and men anything but gentle ; slave-
owners, slave-dealers, slave-markets. Ladies, and
fine women who might be ladies if they had not
been educated into selfish, heartless, worldly clothes
hurses—negresses, war, polities, spiritualism, ras-
cality in grass-cloth' and heroes in native black—
what a medley ! Yet how living, how exciting ! I
feel myself drawn deeper and farther into the rushing
interest of what I see working through the chaos."
It is Mr. Sargent, of Boston, U.S., the Chambers of
America, who has thus struck forth into a new vein
—that great vein which yet flows only with Ame-
rica's
best blood, but which will, for ages, flow with
the thrilling reminiscences and creations of American
genius. The political earthquake has for a time
struck dumb all Transatlantic thinkers—there has
been en awful, but a pregnant silence. Mr. Sargent
the first to break it in his " Peculiar" way : and
familiar as are all the States, united and disunited,
with the great and terrible features of this domestic
convulsion, has presented them with a vigour and
freshness that gives a charm even to the eppal-
ling. He says to me, continues Mr. Howitt :
"Hero are my corrected sheets to the eighth
edition of a work but a few days old—present them
to your countrymen, and pay over the profits due to
me to the fund for the relief of our wounded soldiers."
The work lakes its title from one of its principal
characters, a slave, who is called PECULIAR INSTI-
TUTION, and who generally goes by the name of
Peek. The story is romantic and painful in the
extreme. All the horrors of the slave trade, women
sold by auction, men and women stripped and
flogged, and other inhuman barbarities alternately
shock rnd grieve us, while, in the story of Estelle,
and again in that of Clara, a revolting situation, si-
milar to that of Appius Claudius, and the daughter
of Virginius is introduced. The work is clever, no
doubt, but its perusal can afford no pleasure, and in
this country, at all events, the horrors of slavery
are too vividly recognised and too vehemently
detested to require the additions of fiction to in-
cruse their actual enormity. As a specimen of the
American "sensational" novel, " Peculiar" has, of
course, its own peculiar interest, and the curious
may feel indebted to Mr. Howitt for the introduc •
tion of a new element of excite rent to the almost
" usedsup" sensationalists.

Bella Donna, or the Cross before the Name. A
Romance. By =Gilbert llyce. Two Vols
Richard Bentley.
A poor relation, hospitably entertained at the
house of Mr. Franklyn, a country gentleman, and
most affectionately treated by all his family, is the
heroine of this romance. She, as we are led to
believe, unwittingly attracts the attentions of the
only son of the house, a young officer at home on
leave of absence from his regiment, and nothing can
apparently be more noble than her conduct, on being
made acquainted with his passim]. Aware of the
mischief which must be done to his numerous
sisters, should the heir to a deeply encumbered
estate, marry without fortune, she at once apprises
Mr. Franklyn of his soll'd proposal, and determines
to quit the house, a resolution which she carries
into effect in opposition to the entreaties
of every member of the family, except the father,
who is naturally enough disconcerted, and displeased
by a discovery which prevents his accomplishing a
scheme of his own, namely, his son's marriage with
the daughter of a rich manufacturer, who would
bring him a fortune sufficient to clear the property
and provide handsomely for his daughters. The
young man storms and vows that he will at once go
back to India, whence he has but just returned under
a sick certificate. And as this would bo tantamount
to certain death, Mr. Franklyn consents to his mar-
riage, after frankly explaining to him the state of
his affairs. Jenny Bell, the heroine, for some unex-
plained reason, stops at a railway station on tier way
home, where she is overtaken by her lover and one of
his sisters, who announce the father's acquiescence
to their union, but Jenny remains inexorable,
and all they can obtain from her is, a promise that
she will stay for another day where she is. Next
morning old Franklyn himself appears, and at his
earnest solicitation, she is induced to return as the
affianced bride of his son. There is great happiness
for a few days in the household, which is termi-
nated by thelarrival, from a visit, of Charlotte, the
eldest of Mr. Franklyn's daughters. She by a quiet
and clever course of reasoning points out to her
brother Charles the unpleasant consequences of the
step he is about to take, and induces the selfish fel-.
low to break off the match : and then it is we get an
insight into the real character of the heroine, whom
we have before considered to be so amiable and so
honourable. She vows revenge against theedestroyer
of her happiness, and places an " before her
name, in a small book containing her diary. From
that moment, war to the knife, is carried on be-
tween the ladies. Franklyn, unable to raise money
for this same daughter's fortune, her match with
young Craven, a baronet's son, is broken off, and
the old man commits suicide. The family are driven
from the house, which, with the estate, is to be sold,
and are located in shabby lodgings in London,
where Jenny Bell, now governess in an eminent
lawyer's house, discovers them, and enjoys their
sufferings. The lawyer's wife is bed-ridden, and
he proposes to marry Jenny at her death, but a
letter she has written to young Craven, on whose
heart it would appear she has a design, being
shown by his wife to the barrister, she is at
once expelled from the house, and we learn no-
thing more of her after fate. Meanwhile a rich
uncle intervenes, redeems the Franklyn Estate,
and Charlotte is married to young Craven. The
book is written in that smart, cynical style at pre-
sent so very popular—it interests, but does not
instruct, and depicts only the worst side of human
nature. There is not one faultless character in the
story, Oid Franklyn, a weak man, supposed to
have committed forgery, poisons himself. The son,
a heartless egotist, interferes to prevent Jenny's
union with a silly Parson, who would have married
her—then cruelly breaks off the match—and never
afterwards appears amongst the dramatis personce.
Sir Craven Welbore, and his wife, are very
worldly, and common-place people, and their
son, although the only parson who exhibits con-
stancy, or a feeling of honour, is far from being
perfect—while Charlotte is a clever dissembler, and
Jenny Bell a second Becky Sharp. " Bella Benne."
is a book which may amuse its readers, from the
clever manner in which it is written; yet we can-
not but regret that Mr. Gilbert Dyce should have
employed bis time and unquestionable talents in
depicting the worst passions of our nature, without
introducing the slightest alloy of tenderness or
generosity into his sketches.

Charlie Thornhill ; or, The Dunce of the Family.
By Charles Clarke. Second Edition. Chapman
and Hall.

This is a capital book for reissue in a popular
form. It is interesting as a tale, and it abounds
with lively descriptions and animated adventures.
The frontispiece depicts the fair Edith in that
perilous moment when she is rescued from danger
by the adventurous hero. Charlie is a very
delightful character, and we heartily agree with
Lady Montagu Mastodon in her declaration respect-
ing this dunce of the family, that " a man may
not know the difference bet wean Niger and Nigger,
and yet get through the world remarkably well."

Uncle Crotty's _Relations. By Herbert Glyn,
Author of "The Cotton Lord." Two. Vols.
Smith, Elder, and Co.
This is a wry interesting novel of ti o domestic
class. Charlotte Crumbie is a most eharmieg, unal;-
sowing, loveable heroine. Even when for a time
invested with 4 " little brief authority" as a sup,

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paidful temptation,
posed heiress, and again, when exposed to a vel-,
truthfo.inass do not forsake Ler ; and the re&derg
of her story heartily sympathise with her istweent
her natural simplicity sou
delight when love and fortune at length corabuto to
befriend hcr, The story of her sister, the beautiful
but errir.lg Kate, has a painfal interest, sad 11',,
perhaps, somewhat overdone, affords an evidence of
how easily one false step leads downwards tohtful
de:
struction. Uacie Crotty himself is a very delis
fill3ll/
urea
character; and the vindictive old aunt Who
in the early portion of the tale is very oP
delineated.

Passages in the Life of an Old Illuicl. BY T'
Oae Vol., pp. 303. &waders and oAlq.
In the opening chapter of this story the hurnel
little town of Duaaptou is startled from its quiet.
cenco by a sad railway accident. la along the 01`
fevers is found the dead body of an unknown ladY'
with a little infant in her arms. This bereaved
child is the heroine of tne tale, and her adventures
are full of interest, and are detailed in a
licelf
natural style. The fair Margaret is, after long
years, restored to her family ; bat we shall 13°,„t
further betray the mystery that envelopes the early
portion of her life.

The Life of Sir Timothy Graceless. Writteo C
himself. Edited by Omega. Three Vols. /'
New by.
We must confess that the opening chapter of t.is
h
story wherein Sir Timothy Graceless is discus.
memoirs n_
his with his alter ego, Omega, the edltr
of his history, did not impress us very fav°llrf'bthie
in its behalf. There is so much flippaneY in ;ia
tone, and so much apparent striving after effec."-t
the style, as completely to defeat its own eblec.;
in the body of the story, however, the autlicir
e.
more natural, and, consequently, more eff'etl°
Sir Timothy, the hero, is a little << waif or stray'
born, like Jack Shepherd, in a prison. ki3SV
ultimately obtains the honourable three.l°l.terel
prat's: to his name we must leave to his biograPhe
to detail at full length in the pages of his hist°ll4

1.0
flow I won my Spurs; or, a Boy's AdventOes
the Barons' Wars. By J. G. Edgar, author
" lhnes, Saxons, and Normans," 8.:o. ()t3
co
pp. 413, illustrated. Beetou.
at-
This book will be right welcome to the I
reader. It contains some attractive chapters froiale
the romance of history during the very r°3'aiittbe
period of the Baron's Wars. Ralph Merll,',:to
boyiih hero, himself relates his story and te'''
how, after wondersul perils and adventure`', co
ultimately " won his spurs" at the hand of Frl%,
Edward, afterwards. King Edward I. Otle efAof
most enthralling episodes relatcd in the conr3".
ith
this veracious history is a night's adventure Iltbe
the wOlvcs. The pictorial accompaniments
the eft
eor
narrative displaying the young hero .
i°ue
porary shelter of a tree with a troop of f3roc is
waves eagerly watching round it. The gs
plentifully illustrated with very spirited Enge'l3no,
from the pencils of R. Iluttula and J. C.
and will be an admirable gift book for a boy

tho Paris Bpurse this morning, according to
9ht.,,e4tEr'e telegram, the 3 per Cent. Routes were
66f. 45e.—Firm.
4h') °facial returns relating to the trade and
kot;titl'n of the United Kingdom for the twelve
ttti'ha Dec. 31, 1833, have been published,
ttve-7,1w the total declared value of the exports to
veep £146,089,768 against £123,992,264 in
hecf,rl,6/lelas year, being an increase of £22,497,504.
let:"`d increase has been in beer and ale, cotton
4theireatton manufactures, earthenware, haber-
ttetil and millinery, hardwares and cutlery,
Itkil manufactures, metals, silk manufactures,
ihkentannufactures and woollen and worsted
ti The imports of the principal articles have
'rger for raw cotton, hemp, petroleum, pro-
Iq sheep and lambs' wool, coffee, sugar,
ill/11,d tobacco, while there has been a falling off
-is' tice, saltpetre, raw salt, wheat, and flour.
ItEiell"lPPing accounts for the 12 months for tho
'4,°11 trade show an increase in the tonnage em-
'Ed f
kw or both the entries inwards and clearances
4414, while in the coasting trade there is also
,
improvement.
fit market for the English Funds, which closed
111„)'"ni Saturday, opened this morning with a
kipi'L't aspect, and in large purchases. Consols
11:11;e4 per cent., viz,, to 911 for money, and
'4114.44 the account. A much better feeling pre-
,lllolll/1 ecnnexion with foreign politics, and specu-
Ftte,,s, for a rise has been resumed. The New
t4o: and Reduced Annuities are 911 ;
NI" gills 6s, io 2s. discount ; India 5 per Cents.,
114 i; ditto 4 per Cents.,lool; and ditto Enlaced
104.
Mahe Foreign Market a decided improvement
place, and business is active. Mexican
itittLsell 21, namely, to 42 ; Greek, /, to 22123 ;
4°4.a, to 10: d ; Spanish Passive, 1,1„ to 331 ;
ih'ttifi'ates, :le, to 131 ; Turkish Consolides,f, to
t:rtm
I:', . bs
crlnguese are 47/ ; and the Confederate
55 57.
ITli
4ito''hares of the City Mercantile Club sold
early in the day at /. The closing sales
ietEfeeted et 1 premium.
mitt learn that negotiations are in progress for
4ty the connection of the South Wales Col-
ttlit''4l that of a first class colliery in active
which would enable the company to pay
Nan alruost immediately. The shares of the
14 t-hY Rae in demand at at 1/ prem.
Market there has been
prices, however, in some in-
Stes4:llibit rather more firmness. North Wes-
-110 e unproved ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
lie7d Metropolitan, £l.
)
4-°?eign and Colonial lines remain without
1/40`eriat alteration in values.
. '4ca Misnilaneous Shares continue in mgde-
Niitt(•
illi, '`'.`t• City B Ink are dealt in at 115 116.
'ink at 29 291 ; Union of London, at
'ir,'‘;4,t6rutitional Financial realise 121 f, ; London
11i'tittiZ11! 26 26.1 ; Royal Mail Steam, 851 ;
shippingNa-
Company, 4-1 prem.; and Maud.
'Par to s prem.

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bitt 416 Per IGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
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r) eu, 0011.80r8d25 ..............
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in 4 0
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b3lle'l°° Bonds
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4{i„ b..eCou .1 1862 --
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on the above payable in Lona ,n.
1, 4000 Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs C6k
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TWO O'CLOCK.
to ACAley .
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Hand

South.

Cotton Market—This Day.

kaa
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'4l. Inge in the Market. Sales, about 4,000
'4lPorts, 2,585; previously, 3,045.
TES
NIAL TO Mn. WEBSTE.II.—A few friends
bittitit Li eni%min Webster have resolved on pre-
y 444 le a testimonial, alluding to the eminent position
din the dramatic profession, and that which
Ya
kp. he tt,,4! the Master of the Royal Dramatic College. It
ktl \\rb:lhecription on vellum, handsomely framed, and
4ttl° TN.er has been invited to a dinner at the Freema-
41t era on Wednesday, the 21th inst., when it will be
ed to hi
It °l"rin•--.. The Gazette des Tribunaux states
tn,...tts
Nitioa °II as the Empress heard of the destitute
kf'k, tte ,°,r_ the wife and family of a poor man named
l'ieki;:no was arrested and sentenced to imprisonment
Vder t_ a Pocket during theprocession of the Beeuf- Gras,
tql't4itilte:' get food for his children, she sent pecuniary
tilotiltre la the unhappy woman. Nor dial her beneficent
' for Navin?, ascertairca thad the man had previ-
lihleter„lta honest life, her Majesty made an appeal to the
'lktm : clemencY in conscquenco of _which amotte was
from prison, and restored to his family,

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- 1877-9 i •
Do. 0 p. c. Feb. Az Aug
Dc. d p. 0.31ar. Ja Sept.
p. c.
I Do. 5 Inscribed stool*
!CapcG.llope, 0p 0,187:3
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Do. IS?:
Do. *lnn. & July, 1891...
Ceylon, Nov.lb7B, 6 p
,Mauritius 3 per cent ..
Natal Gov. 6 per cent..
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.
N. S.W. (.ov. 5p 2.,186(
Do. 5 p. e.,18A to On
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New Zealand 6 p Gent.
Nova Scotia G ov. 6p. e.
sterling, 1875.
Quecnslaud G cv. 8 p. c.
S. Dud 05p.e.1878.& up..
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Do. in et me. Au Oat..

100
100
100
100
100

BRITIS:

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'Cambrian Con sol. Gold
Clifford Amalgamated
Devon G. Con.. (T avist ,
East Bassett (Illogan)
East Clogau Gold Ltd
East Caradon ......
East Cam Brea
E. W'l Russel (Tavistk )
GarnetSLAubyn(Gwen
reat South 'I olgus
G. Wheal Vor (Ileiston,
Grenville....
LlertA's-Foot
llingston Downs
Lady Bertha
Itargaret (Uny Lelant
NI &rite Valley..
Nlyncly Iron Ore (Lim
New Beton
North Downs
N.Wh'i 13aseet(Illo4an
North Wheal Crotty ..
Par Consols (.st. Blaze>;
ttovidenee (Uny Lelnt.)
South Caradon(St.Cleer,
S. Cam Brea (Illogan)..
ti. Wheal Fran. (Mogan
Stray Park
ramar Silv.& Lead Kin
rin Crort
West Basset (Illogan)
W Cr radon (Liskeard)
West Sateen ••••••
Wheal Basset (Mogan)
Wheal 13uller(Redruth)
AV heal Kitt y (U. Lelant)
WhealLud( ott
Wheal MaryAnnt,Llen )
Wheal t3eton
Wheal Treiawney (Lis )
Wheal Union

101 103
99 101
iO2 104
83 a 1
83 21
ICB
108 110
110 112
:OS 109
110 112
ic.6 108
I'.B 110
101 103

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575 485
70 71
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85 37
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60 90
11 21
2 24
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2.14.0
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3.1.0
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440 460

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190 200
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301 li 30i

PREFERENCE SHARES.
rester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent.,
go, £6, 41
Eastern (heading Anne., £1.0,6),
,tto, 46 per cent.. 100
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
South Eastern 5 per cent., 100
LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS.
London, Tilbury,• and Southend, 1001
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gust 7 per Cent., 17i 17
Dutch,Rhenish, 17/
Great Luxembourg, 1(1
ban Paulo (lim.), eua. 7 per cent., 7; 8
Ditto (all), 24.
FOREIGN KINN& .
Cape Copper, Ern.. 81 •
St. John uel Rey (lira.), 51
United Mexican (lim;, 6t
JOINT-STOCK BANES.
rank of Egypt, 25i
Chartered Bank of British Columbia, ill 'it
Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and Cninn, 46.
Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 33
City, 115 17
Colonial, Bra., 40. 40
Consolidated Bank, lien., 10i 1
East London, Um., 81
English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211
European Bank, lim., 91 9
Hindustan, china, and Japan (11m.), 30
Imperial Bank (lim.), 29* 9
Imperial Ottoman, 18, 1 I
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3;
London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 501
London and South American, Urn., 9
Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 161
Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lira.), 241 41
National Provincial of England,
Ditto, new, 401
Ditto, new, 836
NetW South Wales, 511
Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi, 11M,,
Ditto, new, 6;
Union of Australia, 561
Union of London, 434
MISCELLANEOUS.
Australian Mort. Land and Finance, 1im.,21
Berlin Water Works, 11m., 91
Contract Corporation. lim., 51 4
Egyptian Commercial and Trao-ing„ lim., 44.
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 7i
Hudson's Bay. 18
International Financial Society, 12i
Jomt •stock Discount, litn., Gi
London Milan:Jail Association, lien., 2611 5;
London General OmnibusliCompany, 2i
London Provincial Marine, 3
National Discount Comp thy, Um., 11;
North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 21
Roy al Mail Steam, 85}

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TIIN NORTIIUMBERLAND RIVERC—DUring
past and middle of last week, on account of the
fresh weather on the hills, most of the Northumberland
rivers ware considerably flooded, and numbers of salmon
were observed reeking their way to the sea. There was
some capital rod flehing upon the Coquet and vme of the
other northern rivers. Salmon, having been well protected
during the pant two seasons, are becoming plentiful again
in the Northumberland rivers.